[Lewis:]
Sunday May 25th. 1806.
It rained the greater part of last night and continued untill
6 A. M. our grass tent is impervious to the rain. the Child
is more unwell than yesterday. we gave it a doze of creem of
tartar which did not operate, we therefore gave it a clyster in
the evening. we caused a sweat to be prepared for the indian
Cheif in the same manner in which Bratton had been sweated,
this we attempted but were unable to succeed, as he was unable
to set up or be supported in the place. we informed the
indians that we knew of no releif for him except sweating him
in their sweat houses and giving him a plenty of the tea of the
horse mint which we shewed them. and that this would probably
not succeed as he had been so long in his present situation.
I am confident that this would be an excellent subject for electricity
and much regret that I have it not in my power to supply
it. Drewyer Labuish and Cruzatte set out this morning to
hunt towards the quawmash grounds if they can possibly pass
Collins's Creek. Joseph and Reuben Feilds passed the river
in order to hunt on the opposite side some miles above where
the natives inform us there is an abundance of bear and some
deer. Goodrich visited a village about 8 ms. above on the
opposite side of the river and returned in the evening; he procured
but few roots, he informed us that there were but 8 persons
at home; the others were either hunting, diging roots or
fishing on Lewis's river. he saw several salmon in their lodges
which they informed him came from that river these fish were
remarkably fat and fine. Gibson and Shields returned this
evening having killed a Sandhill Grain only they had wounded
a female bear and a deer but got neither of them. Gibson
informed me that the bear had two cubbs one of which was
white and the other as black as jett. four indians remained
with us this evening.
Point of observation No. 56.
May 25th. 1806.
At our camp on the N. E. side of the Kooskooske river. Observed
equal altitudes of the sun with Sextant.
|
h |
m |
s |
|
h |
m |
s |
|
| A. M. |
5. |
38. |
55 |
P. M. |
1. |
17. |
5 |
altitude |
|
". |
40. |
20.5. |
|
". |
18. |
34.5 |
70°. ·34″ ·00″ |
|
". |
41. |
49.5. |
|
". |
20. |
– |
|
Observed time and distance of ☉'s and ☽'s nearest limbs.
☉. West, with Sextant.
|
|
Time |
|
|
Distance |
|
|
|
Time |
|
|
Distance |
|
|
h |
m |
s |
|
|
|
|
h |
m |
s |
h |
m |
s |
| P. M. |
1. |
26. |
4 |
102°. |
24′. |
15″ |
P.M. |
1. |
38. |
34 |
102. |
29. |
30. |
|
". |
35. |
57 |
". |
28. |
15 |
|
". |
39. |
26 |
". |
29. |
45. |
|
". |
37. |
40 |
". |
29. |
– |
|
". |
40. |
28 |
". |
30. |
15. |
The clouds which had inte[r]fered during this observation now
obscured boath sun and moon.
