Stanton, William. 1975. "The Great United States Exploring...


Tue Oct 6 03:42:45 UTC 1998


...Expedition of 1838 - 1842".  Berkeley:  University of California =
Press.
Page 259:

	"...some days before a Chehalis Indian had gravely informed
	Brackenridge that a large 'Boston ship' had 'got broke' at the
	Columbia bar."

Sounds like a straightforward translation from the Chinook Jargon, =
doesn't
it?

Best,
Dave





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