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.
