Lewis and Clark - CW

[Leanne Riding]

The following text from one of John Clark's journals is taken from 
Project Gutenberg. I have edited a few parts out for brevity. Clark 
mentions that the people he meet "speak the same language" as those met 
previously. He also mentions a word -- "Timm" -- for waterfall. The 
_Journals of Lewis and Clark Online_ note that "The Chiookan [sic] term 
tm'm is an onomatopoeic particle, derived from the Chinook jargon, 
meaning '(river) falls'" The editors also add that the people from the 
"Eight Lodges" are the Methows, who "spoke a Salishan language, not the 
Shahaptian of the people upstream," and that the "Conocil mountain" is 
Mount Hood.

"October 21st Monday 1805 … Eight Lodges of nativs opposit its Lower 
point on the Stard. Side, we came too at those lodges, bought some wood 
and brackfast. Those people recived us with great kindness, and examined 
us with much attention, their employments custom Dress and appearance 
Similar to those above; Speak the Same language … we got from those 
people a fiew pounded rotes fish and Acorns of the white oake, those 
Acorns they make use of as food, and inform us they precure them of the 
nativs who live near the falls below which place they all discribe by 
the term Timm at 2 miles lower passed a rapid, large rocks Stringing 
into the river of large Size opposit to this rapid on the Stard. Shore 
is Situated two Lodges of the nativs drying fish here we halted a fiew 
minits to examine the rapid before we entered it … the Conocil mountain 
is S. W. which the Indians inform me is not far to the left of the great 
falls; this I call the Timm or falls mountain it is high and the top is 
covered with Snow … proceeded on about two miles lower and landed and 
encamped near five Lodges of nativs, drying fish those are the relations 
of those at the Great falls, they are pore and have but little wood 
which they bring up the river from the falls as they Say, we purchased a 
little wood to cook our Dog meat and fish; those people did not recive 
us at first with the same cordiality of those above, they appeare to be 
the Same nation Speak the Same language with a little curruption of 
maney words Dress and fish in the Same way … "

- Leanne

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