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.
