Friday March 14th 1806.
This morning we dispatched a party after two Elk which
Collins killed last evening, they returned with them about
noon. Jos: Field, Collins, Go: Shannon & Labiesh went in
quest of the gang of Elk out of which Collins had killed the
2 yesterday. this evening we had upwards of twenty shot and
expect they have fallen in with and killed several of them.
Reuben Field and Thompson returned this evening unsucksessfull
haveing killed only one Brant. late in the evening
Geo: Drewyer arrived with a party of the Clatsops who
brought an indifferent canoe, three hats and some roots for
sale we could not purchase the canoe without giveing more
than our stock of merchandize would lisence us. Capt. Lewis
offered his land uniform coat for a verry indiferent canoe,
agreeable to their usial way of tradeing his price was double.
we are informed by the Clatsops that they have latterly seen
an Indian from the Q uin-na-chart Nation[95]
who reside six days
march to the N. W and that four vessles were there and the
owners Mr. Haley, Moore, Callamon & Swipeton were tradeing
with that noumerous nation, whale bone oile and skins of
various discription.
