[Clark, first draft:]
December 13th. Friday 1805.
The Indians left us to day after brackfast, haveing sold us
2 of the robes of a small animal for which I intend makeing
a Capot, and sold Capt Lewis 2 Loucirvia Skins for the same
purpose.[25]
Drewyer & Shannon returned from hunting havg.
killed 18 Elk and butchered all except 2 which they could not
get as night prevented ther finding them & they spoild. 3
Indians in a canoe came and offered us for sale Sinutor roots,
fish & 2 Sea otter skins for sale none of which we could purchase.
Some rain last night and this day at several times,
light showers, we continue building our houses of the streightest
& most butifullest logs, sent out 2 men to split timber
to cover the cabins, and I am glad to find the timber splits
butifully, and of any width.
Friday 13th. December 1805
The Clatsops leave us to day after a brackfast on Elk which
they appeared to be very fond of before they left us they
Sold me two robes of the skins of a Small animal about the
size of a cat, and to Captain Lewis 2 Cat or Loucirva Skins
for the purpose of makeing a Coat. Drewyer & Shannon returned
from hunting. haveing killed 18 Elk & left them boochered
in the woods near the right fork of the river about 6 miles
above this place. in the evining 3 Indians came in a canoe,
and offered to us for Sale roots & and 2 Sea otter Skins,
neither of which we could purchase this evening, Some Showers
of rain last night, and to day Several verry hard Showers.
we Continue to put up the Streight butifull balsom pine[26]
on
our houses. and we are much pleased to find that the timber
Splits most butifully and to the width of 2 feet or more.
