December 30th. Monday 1805.
Hard wind and some rain last night, this morning fair and
the sun shown for a short time 4 Indians came from the
upper Villages they offered us roots which we did not chuse
to axcept of, as their expectations for those presents of a fiew
roots is 3 or 4 times their real worth, those Indians with those
of yesterday continued all day. Drewyer & party of hunters
returned and informed they had killed 4 Elk, a party of 6
men was imediately sent for the meet, they returned at Dusk,
with the 4 Elk, of which we had a sumptious supper of Elk
Tongues & marrow bones which was truly gratifying.
The fort was completed this evening and at sun set we let
The Indians know that, our custom will be to shut the gates
at sun set, at which time they must all go out of the fort.[32]
those
people who are verry foward and disegreeable, left the huts
with reluctiance. This day proved the best we have had since
at this place, only 3 Showers of rain to day, cloudy nearly all
day, in the evening the wind luled and the fore part of the
night fair and clear. I saw flies & different kinds of insects in
motion to day Snakes are yet to be seen, and Snales without
cover is common and large, fowls of every kind common to
this quarter abound in the Creek & Bay near us
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