Clark: December 20, 1805

December 20th Friday 1805 Some rain and hail last night and this morning
it rained hard untill 10 oClock, men all employd Carrying Punchens and
Covering Cabins 4 of which we had Covered, & Set Some to Dobingthe
after part of the day Cloudy and Some Showers of rain. 3 Indians came with
Lickorish Sackacomie berries & mats to Sell, for which they asked Such
high prices that we did not purchase any of them,Those people ask
double & tribble the value of everry thing they have to Sell, and
never take less than the full value of any thing, they prise only Blue
& white heeds, files fish hooks and TobaccoTobacco and Blue
beeds principally

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Friday 20th of December 1805 Some rain and hail last night and the rained
Continued untill 10 oClock a,m, Men all employd in Carrying punchens or
boards & Covering the houses, 4 of which were Covered to day, the
after part of the day Cloudy with Several Showers of rain3 Indians
arrive in a Canoe. they brought with them mats, roots & Sackacome
berries to Sell for which they asked Such high prices that we did not
purchase any of them. Those people ask generally double and tribble the
value of what they have to Sell, and never take less than the real value
of the article in Such things as is calculated to do them Service. Such as
Blue & white heeds, with which they trade with the nativs above; files
which they make use of to Sharpen their tools, fish hooks of different
Sises and tobacco- Tobacco and blue beeds they do prefur to every thing.