Clark: November 22, 1805

Novr. 22nd Friday 1805 Some little rain all the last night with wind,
before day the wind increased to a Storm from the S. S. E. and blew with
violence throwing the water of the river with emence waves out of its
banks almost over whelming us in water, O! how horriable is the dayThis
Storm Continued all day with equal violence accompanied with rain, Several
Indians about us, nothing killed the waves & brakers flew over our
Camp, one Canoe Split by the Tossing of those waveswe are all
Confined to our Camp and wet. purchased some Wapto roots for which was
given, brass armbans & rings of which the Squars were fond. we find
the Indians easy ruled and kept in order by a Stricter indifference
towards them

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Friday November 22nd 1805 a moderate rain all the last night with wind, a
little before Day light the wind which was from the S S. E. blew with Such
violence that we wer almost overwhelmned with water blown from the river,
this Storm did not Sease at day but blew with nearly equal violence
throughout the whole day accompaned with rain. O! how horriable is the day
waves brakeing with great violence against the Shore throwing the Water
into our Camp &c. all wet and Confind to our Shelters, Several Indian
men and women Crouding about the mens Shelters to day, we purchased a fiew
wappato roots for which we gave armbans, & rings to the old Squar,
those roots are equal to the Irish potato, and is a tolerable Substitute
for bread

The threat which I made to the men of this nation whome I first Saw, and
an indifference towards them, is I am fulley Convinced the Cause of their
Conducting themselves with great propriety towards ourselves & Party.