chinook word for summer wind?

[Jim Holton]

Here is an item that maybe somebody on this list might be able to help
with....

randy kleinhesselink & mona mcneil wrote:

> Dear Jim,  I saw your name mentioned in the Portland, Oregonian in July,
> and thought you might be able to help with a question.  I live on a steep
> hill in Vancouver, Wa., and every summer around sunset we are nearly blown
> off our deck by a wind that blows from west to east, along the Columbia
> River, heading down the Gorge.  I have wondered what the native people
> called it, since major, presistent winds in other areas of the world are
> often given specific names.  I would like to give a name to this wind that
> is a part of my environment.  I appreciate any info you might have,
> Thanks.   Mona McNeil

--
Visit Wawa Press at http://www.adisoft-inc.com/chinookbook/wawa.html