The Nez Perce continued to provide valuable aid to the Corps. They guided, provided food, and showed the workers how to burn out the insides of canoe logs. This technique saved many hours of arduous labor. The boiled camas roots and dried salmon diet continued to cause digestive problems, on Oct. 7, when the canoes headed down the Clearwater River.

Lewis & Clark Trail

Orofino Idaho

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