October 9th Wednesday 1805—
The morning Cool as usial the greater part of the day
proved to be Cloudy, which was unfavourable for drying our
things &c. which got we[t] yesterday. In examoning our
Canoe found that by putting Knees & Strong peces pined
(pieces primed) to her Sides and bottom &c. She could be
made fit for Service in by the time the goods dried, Set 4 men
to work at her, Serjs. Pryor & Gass, Jo Fields & Gibson, others
to collect rosin, at 1 oClock she was finished stronger than
ever The wet articles not sufficiently dried to pack up obliged
us to delay another night dureing the time one man was
tradeing for fish for our voyage, at Dark we were informed
that our old guide & his son had left us and had been Seen
running up the river Several miles above, we could not account
for the cause of his leaveing us at this time, without
receiving his pay for the services he had rendered us, of letting
us know anything of his intention.[68]
we requested the Chief to Send a horseman after our old
guide to come back and receive his pay &c. which he advised
us not to do as his nation would take his things from him before
he passed their camps. The Indians and our party were
verry mery this after noon a woman faind madness &c. &c.
Singular acts of this woman in giveing in small po[r]tions all
she had & if they were not received
(or she had no more to give
pitied by Indians she sang) She would Scarrify her self in a
horid manner &c. Cap
t Lewis recovering fast.
