Friday November 22nd. 1805.
a moderate rain all the last night with wind, a little before
Day light the wind which was from the S.S.E. blew with Such
Violence that we wer almost overwhelmned with water blown
from the river, this Storm did not sease at day but blew with
nearly equal violence throughout the whole day accompan[i]ed
with rain. O! how horriable is the day waves brakeing with
great violence against the Shore throwing the Water into our
Camp &c. all wet and confind to our Shelters, Several Indian
men and women crouding about the mens shelters to day,
we purchased a fiew Wappato roots for which we gave Armban[d]s,
& rings to the old Squar, those roots are equal to
the Irish potato, and is a tolerable substitute for bread
The threat which I made to the men of this nation whome I
first Saw, and an indifference towards them, is: I am fulley convinced
the cause of their conducting themselves with great propriety
towards ourselves & Party.
