Comcomly
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Explorers
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: Comcomly aided white exploration of the Northwest Coast.
A Chinook leader, Comcomly assisted Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they traveled to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1805. In 1811, he aided John Jacob Astor's fur traders, who had been shipwrecked while traveling on the Tonquin. The following year, he welcomed Astor's minions, the Overland Astorians, who established the Astoria trading post at the mouth of the Astoria River. To secure relations with the traders, he offered his daughter in marriage to Duncan M’Dougal,...
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