October 5th Friday Saty. 1805
Wind Easterley and Cool, had all our horses 38 in number
Collected and branded Cut off their fore top and delivered
them to the 2 brothers and one son of one of the Chiefs who
intends to accompany us down the river to each of those
men I gave a Knife & Some Small articles &c. they promised
to be attentive to our horses untill we Should return.
Lattitude of this place from the mean of two observations
is 46°–34′–56″.3 North.
Nothing to eate except dried fish & roots. Capt Lewis &
myself eate a Supper of roots boiled, which Swelled us in Such
a manner that we were Scercely able to breath for Several
hours, finished and lanced (launched) 2 of our canoes this
evening which proved to be verry good our hunters with
every diligence Could kill nothing. The hills high and ruged
and woods too dry to hunt the deer which is the only game
in our neighbourhood. Several Squars Came with fish and
roots which we purchased of them for Beeds, which they were
fond of. Capt Lewis not So well to day as yesterday
