THE COLUMBIA RIVER

October 16, 1805

Heading for the Columbia 

River from the Snake River, 

we knew it would be hard and 

dangerous. There was much 

delay due mostly to canoes 

tipping. Because of this, we lost 

many of our goods, let alone 

some of the men themselves. 

Slowly but surely, the Snake 

River had finally branched out 

to the Columbia River.

June 10, 1805

Captain Clark has been very ill 

for the past few days, and is still 

feeling sick. "Gather some 

Chokecherry Branch. Skin the 

branch and make tea. I must 

make medicine." 

wheezed Clark.  Goodrich hopped 

to it.

Later, Drouilliard wanted 

very much to help Captain Clark, 

but Clark wouldn't let him. "You 

must work." he said. Soon Clark 

was sitting, then walking, and 

finally he went to bed.

Braiding hair

In the 19th Century most 

women had long hair. 

Waist-length dresses were 

quite common. Cutting 

women's hair was only 

done as a necessity, and 

it was considered a mark 

of femininity. Women were 

also very commonly seen 

with long, bouncy curls 

hanging down their backs. 

The older women often 

wore their hair braided 

and coiled at the top of 

their heads or put up into

a pompadour in front with 

braids at the back. They 

also wore French-style 

twists pinned loosely along 

the crown, and puffy hair 

that was made into a bun 

at the crown area. 

Sacagawea

Toussaint Charbonneu ^

                                               

Sacagawea, or "Bird Woman", 

was captured by the Hidatsa at 

just ten years of age. She was 

then taken to back to the 

village, where she and another 

captured girl were bought by a 

French Canadian man called 

Toussaint Charbonneau. Later, 

Sacagawea and Toussaint got 

married, and had a son to be 

called Jean Baptiste. 

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