Ross’ Hole, MT A Salish council is held using five different languages: Salish-Shoshone–Hidatsa–French–English. Gifts are exchanged, and then horse-trading commences.
Flathead Camp
Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
Courtesy Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis’s ‘The North American Indian’: the Photographic Images.
The Mythical Welch Indians[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
The “Eoote-lash-Schute”
They Call themselves Eoote-lash-Schute [Salish] and consist of 450 Lodges in all and divided into Several bands on the heads of the Columbia river & Missouri, Some low down the Columbia River
—William Clark
Salish Council
we assembled the Chiefs & warriers and Spoke to them (with much dificuely as what we Said had to pass through Several languajes before it got in to theirs, which is a gugling kind of languaje Spoken much thro the Throught) we informed them who we were, where we Came from, where bound and for what purpose &c. &c.
—William Clark
The translation went from Salish (a Shoshone boy) to Shoshone (Sacagawea) to Hidatsa (Charbonneau) to French to English.
Exchanging Gifts
we made 4 Chiefs whome we gave meadels & a few Small articles with Tobacco; the women brought us a few berries & roots to eate and the Principal Chief a Dressed Brarow [Badgers], otter & two Goat & antilope [pronghorn] Skins
—William Clark
Trading for Horses
in the Course of the day I purchased 11 horses & exchanged 7 for which we gave a fiew articles of merchendize. those people possess ellegant horses.—
—William Clark
Ross’ Hole near Sula, Montana
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Weather Diary
State of the Thermometer at rise
Weather at Wind at State of the Thermometer at 4 P.M. Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M. 17 [above 0] cloudy after snow N E. 29 [above 0] cloudy after rain & snow N E Ground Covered with Snow.
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Ross Hole is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. On US Highway 93, at the Sula Country Store, a road-side pull-off provides views of the valley and interpretive signs.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
