[Clark, first draft:]
Novr. 20th. Wednesday 1805.
Some rain last night dispatchd. 3 men to hunt Jo Fields
& Colter to hunt Elk & Labich to kill some Brant for our
brackfast The Morning cleared up fare and we proceeded on
by the same route we went out, at the River we found no
Indians, made a raft & Ruben Fields crossed and took over
a small canoe which lay at the Indian cabin. This Creek is
at this time of high tide 300 yards wide & the marshes for
some distance up the creek covered with water. not an
Indian to be seen near the creek, I proceeded on to camp &
on my way was over taken by 3 Indians one gave us sturgeon
& Wapto roots to eate I met several parties on [the] way all
of them appeared to know me & was distant, found all well
at camp, maney Indians about one of which had on a robe
made of 2 sea orters skins. Capt Lewis offered him many
things for his skins with others a blanket a coat all of which
he refused we at length purchased it for a belt of Blue Beeds
which the Squar had. The tide being out we walked home on
the beech.
Wednesday November the 20th. 1805
Some rain last night dispatched Labeech to kill some fowl
for our brackfast he returned in about 2 hours with 8 large
Ducks on which we brackfast I proceeded on to the enterance
of a Creek near a Cabin. No person being at this Cabin and
2 Canoes laying on the opposit Shore from us, I deturmined
to have a raft made and Send a man over for a canoe, a Small
raft was Soon made, and Reuben Fields crossed and brought
over a Canoe. This Creek which is the outlet of a number
of ponds, is at this time (high tide) 300 yds. wide. I proceeded
on up the Beech and was overtaken by three Indians one of
them gave me Some dried Sturgeon and a fiew Wappato roots,
I employ[e]d those Indians to take up one of our Canoes
which had been left by the first party that Came down, for
which Service I gave them each a fishing hook of a large Size.
on my way up I met Several parties of Chinnooks which I had
not before Seen, they were on their return from our Camp.
all those people appeared to know my deturmonation of keeping
every individual of their nation at a proper distance, as they
were guarded and resurved in my presence &c. found maney
of the Chin nooks with Capt. Lewis of whome there was 2 Cheifs
Com com mo ly[52]
& Chil-lar-la-wil to whome we gave Medals and
to one a flag. one of the Indians had on a roab made of 2 Sea
Otter Skins the fur of them were more butifull than any fur
I had ever Seen both Capt. Lewis & my self endeavored to
purchase the roab with differant articles[53]
at length we precured
it for a belt of blue beeds which the Squar-wife of our
interpreter Shabono wore around her waste. in my absence the
hunters had killed Several Deer and fowl of different kinds.
