Snake River Salmon

“While travelling along the Snake River, father secured a fine, large salmon from an Indian, and we looked forward to a good feast at supper time. There being no wood, the salmon was cut up and put in a pot hung over a fire of bunchgrass.... It was the first salmon we had ever tasted, and there is no doubt it was highly relished,” recalled 1852 Oregonian emigrant James Meikle Sharp. Fish may not be what first comes to mind when you think about frontier fare, but fish was eaten more