Wednesday 9th. July 1806.
rose early had the horses brought up. after which I had
the canoes raised washed, brough[t] down and drawn up on
shore to dry and repared. Set several men to work digging
for the Tobacco Capt Lewis informed me he had buried in the
place the lodge stood when we lay here last summer, they
serched diligently without rinding anything. at 10 A M Sergt.
Ordway and party arrived with the horses we had lost. he
reported that he found those horses near the head of the Creek
on which we encamped, makeing off as fast as they could and
much scattered. nothing material took place with his party in
their absence. I had the canoes repared men & lodes appo[r]tioned
ready to embark tomorrow morning. I also formd. the
party to accomp[any] me to the river Rejhone [Rochejaune]
from applicants and apportioned what little baggage I intended
to carry as also the Spear horses. this day was windy and cold.
The Squar brought me a Plant the root of which the nativs
eat. this root resembles a carrot in form and Size and something
of its colour, being of a pailer yellow than that of our
carrot, the Stem and leaf is much like the common carrot, and
the taste not unlike, it is a native of moist land. John Shields
and Collins each killed a Deer this morning. the wind dried
our canoes very much they will be sufficiently dry by tomorrow
morning to Set out in them down the river.
