Journal Entry

Clark: January 25, 1806

January 25, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

Monday 25th of January 1806 Commowol and the Clatsops departed early this
morning. Colter returned and reported that his comrade hunter Willard had
Continued his hunt from Point Adams towards the Saltmakers; and that they
had killed only those two deer which the indians brought yesterday; in the
evening Collins one of the Saltmakers returned and reported that they had
made about one bushel of Salt and that himself and two others had hunted
from the Salt Camp for five days without killing any thing and they had
been obliged to Subsist on Some whale which they purchased from the
nativs-.

The native fruits and berries in use among the Indians of this
neighbourhood are a Deep purple about the Size of a Small cherry called by
them Shal lun, a Small pale red berry called Sol me; the vineing or low
brown berry, a light brown berry rather larger and much the Shape of a
black haw; and a Scarlet berry about the Size of a Small Chirry the plant
Called by the Canadian Engages of the N. W. Sac a commis produces this
berry; this plant is So Called from the circumstances of the Clerks of
these tradeing Companies Carrying the leaves of this plant in a Small bag
for the purpose of Smokeing of which they are excessively fond the Indians
Call this berry ____

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