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Canoe Camp Mystery Leaves Lewis and Clark ForestVerdict in doubt
In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition buried boats along the Clearwater after a journey from the Bitterroot and Salmons. Chiefs Twisted Hair and associates aided the party, with debate over whether canoe hulls were cedar or pine. Modern experts remain uncertain about the tree species used.
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Lewis and Clark
Salmon River Canyon
Bitter Root
Lolo Fass
Wieppe Prairie
Clearwater
Pacific
Twisted Hair
Tidewater
William Clark
Clark
Northwest
The
Lewis
Orofina
Idaho
Donald Culross Beattie
E C Rettig
Orofino
Snake
Columbia