[Clark, first draft:]
December 27th.. Friday 1805.
rained last night as usial and the greater part of this day,
the men complete Chimneys & Bunks to day, in the evening
a Chief and 4 men come of the Clotsop nation chief Co-ma-wool
we sent out R. Fields & Collins to hunt and order
Drewyer, Shannon & Labiach to set out early to morrow to
hunt, Jo Fields, Bratten, & Gibson to make salt at Point
Addams, Willard & Wiser, to assist them in carrying the
Kittles &c. to the Ocian, and all the others to finish the Pickets
ani gates, worm weather I saw a Musquetor which I showed
Capt. Lewis Those Indians gave is [us], a black root they call
Shan-na-tâh-que a kind of Licquirish which they rost in embers
and call
Cul-ho-mo, a black berry the size of a Cherry & Dried
which they call
Shel-well—all of which they prise highly and
make use of as food to live on, for which Cap
t Lewis gave
the chief a cap of sheep skin and I his Son, ear bobs, Pice of
riben, a pice of brass, and 2 small fishing hooks, of which they
were much pleased, Those roots & berres, are greatfull to
our Stomcks as we have nothing to eate but Pore Elk meet,
nearly spoiled; & this accident of spoiled meet, is owing to
warmth & the repeeted rains, which cause the meet to tante
before we can get it from the woods. Musquetors troublesom
Friday 27th. December 1805
rained last night as usial and the greater part of this day.
In the evening Co-ma wool the Chief and 4 men of the Clatsop
nation [came] the[y] presented us a root which resembles the
licquirish in Size and taste, which they roste like a potato which
they Call Cul ho-mo, also a black root which is cured in a kill
like the pash-a-co above; this root has a Sweet taste and the
nativs are verry fond of it they call this root Shaw-na-tâh-que.
also a dried berry about the size of a Chery which they Call
Shell well all those roots those Indians value highly and give
them Verry Spearingly. in return for the above roots, Capt.
Lewis gave the Cheif a Small peice of Sheap Skin to Ware on
his head, I gave his Son a par of ear bobs and a pece of
ribon, and a Small piece of brass for which they were much
pleased.
Those roots and berries are timely and extreamly greatfull
to our Stomachs, as we have nothing to eate but Spoiled Elk
meat, I Showed Capt. L. 2 Musquetors to day, or an insect
So much the size shape and appearance of a Musquetor that
we could observe no kind of differance.
