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.
