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
but no other Colour do they Value in the least, the
Wap
pa to they Sell high, this root the[y] purchase at a high price
from the nativs above.
