3 of 13 Flora and Fauna: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Letters and Records: 1 | 2 Maps: 1 | 2 | 3 Native Americans: 1 | 2 | 3 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY RIVER LIFE A white salmon trout, taken from a creek near the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Despite an abundance of fish in the area, the Corps of Discovery traded with American Indians for dog meat several times.

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