s . ▁He ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁hills ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁root ▁was ▁found . ▁ ▁K inn ik in ic , ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁mixture ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁bear berry ▁plant , ▁was ▁a ▁leaf - b ark ▁mixture , ▁including ▁sum ac ▁and ▁dog wood ▁leaves , ▁sm oked ▁by ▁Indians ▁and ▁pione ers ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁" lar b " ▁mentioned ▁above . ▁ ▁Other ▁sources ▁have ▁reported ▁the ▁root ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁the ▁bitter root , ▁Mont ana ' s ▁protected ▁state ▁flower . ▁ ▁Sh osh one ▁Indians ▁reported ly ▁cook ed ▁the ▁root ▁and ▁a te ▁it , ▁and ▁it ▁supposed ly ▁sm elled ▁like ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁The ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁is ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Root ▁B athol ith , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁satellite ▁plut on ▁of ▁the ▁B ould er ▁B athol ith . ▁This ▁Late ▁C ret ace ous ▁gran it ic ▁body ▁intr udes ▁Ar che an ▁g ne isses ▁and ▁sch ists . ▁Sign ific ant ▁gold ▁depos its ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁intr usion ▁of ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Root ▁B athol ith ▁and ▁north west - tr ending ▁fault s ▁in ▁the ▁P ony ▁area ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁northern ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Ro ots ▁consists ▁of ▁thr usted ▁and ▁fol ded