wattap etymology?

[Leanne Riding]

There are two famous Alexander Henrys - Alexander Henry the elder, and 
his relative Alexander Henry the younger. A. Henry the younger drowned 
in the Columbia River near Ft. George, which had been called Ft. Astoria.

Maybe the younger Henry quoted the elder?

Ross Clark (ARTS DALSL) wrote: wattap etymology?

> OED has a nice explanation of what it is from Alexander Mackenzie 
> (1789), and a second quote from A.Henry, Travels (1809), and that's 
> all. No indication that it's still known and used. CDC has several 
> citations, beginning with the same Henry quote, but dated to 1761!! 
> What's going on there?
>

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