Lewis and Clark

The two privates left marks of their own. Robert Frazer, who at Long Camp tried to learn the Nimiipuu language and was very fond of talking with the people, announced the first published account of the expedition in October 1806, a prospectus for his journal at three dollars a subscriber; the book never appeared, and only an error-riddled map he drew survives, at the Library of Congress. Peter Weiser came back as a trader in the winter of 1807-08, probably saw the western Idaho river, and Clark put his name on it.

What the plaque says

Lewis and Clark On May 27, 1806, Sgt. John Ordway and Pvts. Frazer and Weiser were dispatched from Camp Chopunnish (Kamiah) to Lewis' River (Snake River) to obtain salmon. Guided by Nez Perce Indians, the men crossed the Camas Prairie near here. On May 29, at a Salmon River Indian village, Frazer traded an "old razer" to an Indian woman for two Spanish mill dollars. They reached the Snake River after descending "the worst hills we ever saw a road made down." They were welcomed by Nez Perce and purchased a number of salmon. 489 Text prepared by the Idaho Historical Society Marker made & installed by Idaho Transportation Department

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Heart of the Monster — 20 mi
  Where the Nimiipuu say their story begins: Coyote, a monster, and the heart he tore loose, still on the Clearwater's bank.
• Spalding — 26 mi
  The Nimiipuu went to St. Louis asking about a book. What came back was a mission, a printing press and a museum.

More markers nearby

• Lawyer's Canyon — steps away
• Railroad Trestles — steps away
• Craigmont — 3.1 mi
• Lewis and Clark — 8.6 mi