[Clark, first draft:]
Octr. 2nd 1805 Wednesday
dispatch 2 men & an Indian up to the villages we first came
too to purchase roots fish &c, nothing to eat but roots. gave
a small pice of Tobacco to the Indians, 3 broachs & 2 rings
with my Handkerchif divided between 5 of them. I walked
on the hills to hunt to day, saw only one deer, could kill
nothing day excesively hot in the river bottoms wind North,
Burning out the holler of our canoes, men something better
nothing except a small Prarie wolf killed to day, our Provisions
all out except what fiew fish we purchase of the Indians
with us; we kill a horse for the men at work to eate &c. &c.
October 2nd Tuesday (Wednesday) 1805
despatched 2 men Frasure & S. Guterich back to the village
with 1 Indian & 6 horses to purchase dried fish, roots &c.
We have nothing to eate but roots, which give the men violent
pains in their bowels after eating much of them. To the
Indians who visited us yesterday I gave [presents] divided
my Handkerchief between 5 of them, with a Small piece of
tobacco & a pece of riebin & to the 2 principal men each a
ring & brooch. I walked out with my gun on the hills which
is verry steep & high could kill nothing, day hot wind N.
Hunters killed nothing excep a Small Prarie wolf. Provisions
all out, which compells us to kill one of our horses to eate
(and make Suep for the Sick men.)
