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[Clark, first draft:]

December 12th.. Thursday 1805.

Some moderate showers last night and this morning all
hands who are well employed in building cabins, despatched
2 men to get board timber, The flees so bad last night that
I made but a broken nights rest we can't get them out of
our robes & skins, which we are obliged to make use of for
bedding Some rain to day at Intervales all at work, in the
evening 2 canoes of Indians came from the 2 villages of Clotsop
below, & brought Wapitoo roots a black root they call
Si-ni-tor and a small sea orter skin all of which we purchased
for a fiew fishing hooks & some Snake Indian Tobacco. Those
Indians appeare well disposed, I made a Chief of one & gave
him a small medel, his name is Con-year we treated those
people well, they are tite Deelers, value Blu & white beeds
verry highly, and sell their roots also highly as they purchase
them from the Indians above for a high price

Thursday 12th. December 1805

All hands that are well employ'd in cutting logs and raising
our winter Cabins, detached two men to Split boards. Some
rain at intervales all last night and to day. The flees were so
troublesom last night that I made but a broken nights rest,
we find great dificuelty in getting those trouble[some] insects
out of our robes and blankets. in the evening two Canoes of
Clât Sops Visit us they brought with them Wappato, a black
Sweet root they Call Sha-na toe qua, and a Small Sea Otter
Skin, all of which we purchased for a fiew fishing hooks and
a Small Sack of Indian tobacco which was given [us] by the
Snake Inds.

Those Indians appear well disposed we gave a Medal to
the principal Chief named Con-ny-au or Com mo-wol[24] and
treated those with him with as much attention as we could.
I can readily discover that they are close deelers, & Stickle for
a verry little, never close a bargin except they think they have
the advantage Value Blue beeds highly, white they also prise

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