Clark: March 4, 1806

Tuesday March 4th 1806 Not any accurrance to day worthy of notice. we live
Sumptiously on our wappatoe and Sturgeon. the Anchovey is so delicate that
they Soon become tainted unless pickled or Smoked. the nativs run a Small
Stick through their gills and hang them in the Smoke of their Lodges, or
Kindle Small fires under them for the purpose of drying them. they need no
previous preperation of gutting &c. and will Cure in 24 hours. the
nativs do not appear to be very Scrupilous about eating them a little
feated.

the fresh sturgeon they Keep maney days by immersing it in water. they
Cook their Sturgeon by means of vapor or Steam. the process is as follows.
a brisk fire is kindled on which a parcel of Stones are Sufficiently
heated, the Stones are So arranged as to form a tolerable leavel Surface,
the Sturgeon which had been previously cut into large flaetches is now
laid on the hot Stones; a parcel of Small boughs of bushes is next laid
on, and a Second course of the Sturgeon thus repeating alternate layers of
Sturgeon & boughs untill the whole is put on which they design to
Cook. it is next covered closely with mats and water is poared in Such
manner as to run in among the hot Stones, and the vapor arriseing being
confind by the mats, cooks the fish. the whole process is performd in an
hour and the Sturgeon thus Cooked is much better than either boiled or
roasted. in their usial way of bolting of other fish in baskets with hot
Stones is not so good.

The turtle doves and robin are the Same of those of our countrey and are
found as well as the plains as open countrey. the Columbia robin
heretofore discribed Seams to be the inhabitent of the woody Country
exclusively. the magpye is most commonly found in the open Country and are
the Same with those formerly discribed on the Missouri.

The large wood pecker or log cock the lark woodpecker and the common wood
pecker with a red head are the Same with those of the Atlantic States, and
are found exclusively in the timbered Country. The Blue crested Corvus and
the Small white brested corvus are the nativs of a piney country
invariably, being found as well on the Rocky Mountains as on this coast-.
The lark is found in the plains only and are the Same with those on the
Missouri and the Illinois and not unlike what is Called in Virginia the
old field Lark.

The large bluish brown or Sandhill Crain are found in the Vally’s of the
Rocky Mountain in Summer and autumn when they raise their young and in the
winter and beginning of Spring on this river below tide water and on this
coast. they are the Same as those Common to the Southern and Western
States where they are most generally known by the name of the Sand hill
Crain. The Vulture has already been discribed.

There are two Species of fly Catch, a Small redish brown with a Short
tail, round body, Short neck, and Short pointed beak, and the Same as that
with us sometimes called the Wren. the 2d Species does not remain all
winter they have just returned and are of a Yellowish brown Colour.