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.
