[Clark, first draft:]
December 20th. Friday 1805.
Some rain and hail last night and this morning it rained
hard untill 10 oClock, men all employd carrying Punchens
and covering cabins 4 of which we had covered, & set some to
Dobing the after part of the day cloudy and some showers
of rain 3 Indians came with Lickorish Sackacomie berries &
mats to sell, for which they asked such high prices that we did
not purchase any of them. Those people ask double & tribble
the value of everry thing they have to sell, and never take less
than the full value of any thing, they prise only Blue &
white beeds, files fish hooks and Tobacco. Tobacco and Blue
beeds principally
Friday 20th. of December 1805
Some rain and hail last night and the rained continued untill
10 oClock A.M. Men all employd in carrying punchens or
boards & covering the houses, 4 of which were covered to day,
the after part of the day cloudy with Several showers of rain
3 Indians arrive in a Canoe. they brought with them mats,
roots & Sackacome [sac à commis] berries to Sell for which they
asked Such high prices that we did not purchase any of them.
Those people ask generally double and tribble the value of
what they have to Sell, and never take less than the real value
of the article in Such things as is calculated to do them Service.
Such as Blue & white beeds, with which they trade with the
nativs above; files which they make use of to Sharpen their
tools, fish hooks of different Sises and tobacco. Tobacco and
blue beeds they do prefur to every thing.
