December 10th. 1805 Tuesday
a cloudey rainy morning those people was some what
astonished, at three shot I made with my little riffle to day,
a gangue of Brant lit in the little river, I killd. 2 of them as
they lit, and on my return saw a duck which I took the
head off of, the men plunged into the water like Spaniards
Dogs after those fowls, after eateing a brackfast which was
similar to my suppar, I attempted to purchase some fiew roots
which I offered red beeds for, they would give scercely any
thing for Beeds of that colour, I then offered small fish hooks
which they were fond of and gave me some roots for them, I
then set out on my return by the same road I had went out
accompd. by my young Chief by name Cus-ca-lar who crossed
me over the 3 Creek[s], and returned I proceeded on to my
camp thro a heavy cold rain, saw no game at the Sea Cost
near those Indins I found various kinds of shells, a kind of
Bay ops
d. those people with a high p
t. about 4 miles below, out
from which at some distance I saw large rocks, as the day
was cloudy I could not see distinctly found Cap
t Lewis with
all hands felling trees, to build with, rained nearly all day,
in my absence they men had b
t. in the 6 Elk which was killed
some days past 4 men complaining of being unwell from
various causes
