Clark: December 12, 1805
December 12th Thursday 1805 Some moderate Showers last night and this
morning all hands who are well employed in building Cabins, despatched 2
men to get board timber, The flees so bad last night that, I made but a
broken nights rest we can’t get them out of our robes & Skins, which
we are obliged to make use of for bedding Some rain to day at Intervalesall
at work, in the evening 2 Canoe of Indians Came from the 2 villages of
Clotsop below, & brought Wapitoo roots a black root they call
Si-ni-tor and a Small Sea orter Skin all of which we purchased for a fiew
fishing hooks & Some Snake Indian Tobacco. Those Indians appeare well
disposed, I made a Chief of one & gave him a Small medel, his name is
Conyear we treated those people wellthey are tite Deelers, value
Blu & white beeds verry highly, and Sell their roots also highly as
they purchase them from the Indians abov for a high price
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Thursday 12th December 1805 All hands that are well employ’d in Cutting
logs and raising our winter Cabins, detached two men to Split boardsSome
rain at intervales all last night and to dayThe flees were So
troublesom last night that I made but a broken nights rest, we find great
dificuelty in getting those trouble insects out of our robes and blanketsin
the evening two Canoes of Chit Sops Visit us they brought with them Wap pa
to, a black Sweet root they Call Sha-na toe qua, and a Small Sea Otter
Skin, all of which we purchased for a fiew fishing hooks and a Small Sack
of Indian tobacco which was given by the Snake Inds.
Those Indians appear well disposed we gave a Medal to the principal Chief
named Con-ny-au or Com mo-wol and treated those with him with as much
attention as we couldI can readily discover that they are Close
deelers, & Stickle for a verry little, never close a bargin except
they think they have the advantage Value Blue beeds highly, white they
also prise but no other Colour do they Value in the leastthe Wap pa
to they Sell high, this root the purchase at a high price from the nativs
above.
