Economic beginnings of the Far West: how we won the land beyond the Mississippi . Indian Tepees on the Columbia Indian Canoes on the Columbia Rivei SEARCH FOR THE WESTERN SEA 277 Narrative records that the Lydia of Boston, theship by which he was rescued, put into the Colum-bia in April, 1806. When about ten miles up theriver at a small Indian village, we learned from theinhabitants that Captains Lewis and Clark fromthe United States of America had been there abouta fortnight before, on their journey overland, andhad left several medals which they showed us. Cap-tain Hill carried away
Economic beginnings of the Far West: how we won the land beyond the Mississippi . Indian Tepees on the Columbia Indian Canoes on the Columbia Rivei SEARCH FOR THE WESTERN SEA 277 Narrative records that the Lydia of Boston, theship by which he was rescued, put into the Colum-bia in April, 1806. When about ten miles up theriver at a small Indian village, we learned from theinhabitants that Captains Lewis and Clark fromthe United States of America had been there abouta fortnight before, on their journey overland, andhad left several medals which they showed us. Cap-tain Hill carried away one of the written statements;but since he was bound for Canton, his news didnot reach the United States until January, enough, on the very day (March 14, Old Style)that the captains broke camp, de ResanofPs ship,the Neva, attempted to run into the Columbia, butwas prevented by the sudden shifting of the windfrom northwest to southeast. Von Langsdorff enteredGrays Bay in a bidarka and saw the smoke of theIndian villages, but had no communication with theinhabitants. All arrangements being complete and t
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