Clark: March 24, 1806

Monday 24th of March 1806 Sent out 15 men verry early this morning for the
flesh of the two Elk killed by Drewyer and Fields yesterday. they returned
at 8 oClock, after taking a Slight brackfast we Set out at half past 9
a.m. and proceeded to the Cath lah mah Village at 1 P.M. and remained
untill 1/2 after 3 p.m.at this village we purchased a fiew wappato and a
Dog for our Sick men Willard and Bratten who are yet in a weak State. at
this Village I saw two very large elegant Canoes inlaid with Shills, those
Shills I took to be teeth at first View, and the nativs informed Several
of the men that they the teeth of their enemies which they had killed in
War. in examineing of them Closely haveing taken out Several pices, we
found that were Sea Shells which yet contained a part of the iner ____
they also deckerate their Smaller wooden vessles with those Shells which
have much the appearance of humane teeth, Capt Cook may have mistaken
those Shills verry well for humane teeth without a Close examination. The
Village of these people is the dirtiest and Stinkingest place I ever Saw
in any Shape whatever, and the inhabitants partake of the carrestick of
the Village. we proceeded on through Some difficult and narrow Channels
between the Seal Islands, and the South Side to an old village on the
South Side opposit to the lower War ki a com village, and Encamped. to
this old villg. a very considerable deposit of the dead at a Short
distance below, in the usial and Customary way of the nativs of this Coast
in Canoes raised from the ground as before described. Soon after we made
our Camp 2 Indians visited us from the opposit Side, one of them Spoke
Several words of English and repeeted the names of the traders, and maney
of the Salors. made 16 Miles