Clark: November 4, 1805

Novr. 4th Monday 1805 A Cloudy Cool morning, wind West, we Set out at 1/2
past 8 oClock having dispatched 4 men in the Small canoe to hunt

(Those people men & women heads are flat)

We landed at a village 200 men of Flatheads of 25 houses 50 canoes built
of Straw, we were treated verry kindly by them, they gave us round root
near the Size of a hens egg roasted which they call Wap-to to eate

I walked out on the Stard. Side found the country fine, an open Prarie for
1 mile back of which the wood land comence riseing back, the timber on the
edge of the Prarie is white oke, back is Spruce pine & other Species
of Pine mixed Some under groth of a wild crab & a Specis of wood I’m
not acquainted, a Specis of maple & Cotton wood grow near this river,
Some low bushes

Indians continue to be with us, Several Canoes Continue with us, The
Indians at the last village have more Cloth and uriopian trinkets than
above I Saw Some Guns, a Sword, maney Powder flasks, Salers jackets,
overalls, hats & Shirts, Copper and Brass trinkets with few Beeds
only. dureing the time I was at Dinner the Indians Stold my tomahawk which
I made use of to Smoke I Serched but Could not find it, a Pond on the
Stard Side, off from the river. Raspberries and ____ are also in the
bottomsmet a large and Small canoe with 12 men from below the men
were dressed with a variety of articles of European manufactory the large
Canoe had emeges on the bow & Stern handsomly Carved in wood &
painted with the figur of a Bear in front & man in a Stern. Saw white
geese with black wingsSaw a Small Crab-apple with all the taste
& flavor of the CommonThose Indians were all armed with Pistols
or bows and arrows ready Sprung war axes &c.

Mount Hellen bears N. 25° E about 80 miles, this is the mountain we Saw
near the foks of this river. it is emensely high and covered with Snow,
riseing in a kind of Cone perhaps the highest pinecal from the common
leavel in america passed a village of 4 hs. on the Stard Side at 2 mils,
one at 3 mls.

One deer 2 Ducks & Brant killed

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November 4th Monday 1805 A cloudy cool morning wind from the West we Set
out at 1/2 past 8 oClock, one man Shannon Set out early to walk on the
Island to kill Something, he joined us at the lower point with a Buck.
This Island is 6 miles long and near 3 miles wide thinly timbered (Tide
rose last night 18 inches perpndicular at Camp) near the lower point of
this dimond Island is The head of a large Island Seperated from a Small
one by a narrow chanel, and both Situated nearest the Lard Side, those
Islands as also the bottoms are thickly Covered with Pine &c. river
wide, Country low on both Sides; on the Main Lard Shore a Short distance
below the last Island we landed at a village of 25 Houses; 24 of those
houses were thached with Straw, and covered with bark, the other House is
built of boards in the form of those above, except that it is above ground
and about 50 feet in length and covered with broad Split boards This
village contains about 200 men of the Skil-loot nation I counted 52 canoes
on the bank in front of this village maney of them verry large and raised
in bow. we recognised the man who over took us last night, he invited us
to a lodge in which he had Some part and gave us a roundish roots about
the Size of a Small Irish potato which they roasted in the embers until
they became Soft, This root they call Wap-pa-to which the Bulb of the
Chinese cultivate in great quantities called the Sa-git ti folia or common
arrow head-. it has an agreeable taste and answers verry well in place of
bread. we purchased about 4 bushels of this root and divided it to our
party, at 7 miles below this village passed the upper point of a large
Island nearest the Lard Side, a Small Prarie in which there is a pond
opposit on the Stard. here I landed and walked on Shore, about 3 miles a
fine open Prarie for about 1 mile, back of which the countrey rises
gradually and wood land comencies Such as white oake, pine of different
kinds, wild crabs with the taste and flavour of the common crab and
Several Species of undergroth of which I am not acquainted, a few
Cottonwood trees & the Ash of this countrey grow Scattered on the
river bank, Saw Some Elk and Deer Sign and Joined Capt. Lewis at a place
he had landed with the party for Diner. Soon after Several Canoes of
Indians from the village above came down dressed for the purpose as I
Supposed of Paying us a friendly visit, they had Scarlet & blue
blankets Salors jackets, overalls, Shirts and Hats independant of their
Usial dress; the most of them had either war axes Spears or Bows Sprung
with quivers of arrows, Muskets or pistols, and tin flasks to hold their
powder; Those fellows we found assumeing and disagreeable, however we
Smoked with them and treated them with every attention & friendship.

dureing the time we were at dinner those fellows Stold my pipe Tomahawk
which They were Smoking with, I imediately Serched every man and the
canoes, but Could find nothing of my Tomahawk, while Serching for the
Tomahawk one of those Scoundals Stole a Cappoe of one of our interpreters,
which was found Stufed under the root of a treer, near the place they Sat,
we became much displeased with those fellows, which they discovered and
moved off on their return home to their village, except 2 canoes which had
passed on downwe proceeded on met a large & a Small Canoe from
below, with 12 men the large Canoe was ornimented with Images carved in
wood the figures of a Bear in front & a man in Stern, Painted &
fixed verry netely on the of the Canoe, rising to near the hight of a man
two Indians verry finely Dressed & with hats on was in this canoe
passed the lower point of the Island which is nine miles in length haveing
passed 2 Islands on the Stard Side of this large Island, three Small
Islands at its lower point. the Indians make Signs that a village is
Situated back of those Islands on the Lard. Side and I believe that a
Chanel is Still on the Lrd, Side as a Canoe passed in between the Small
Islands, and made Signs that way, probably to traffick with Some of the
nativs liveing on another Chanel, at 3 miles lower, and 12 Leagues below
quick Sand river passed a village of four large houses on The Lard. Side,
near which we had a full view of Mt. Helien which is perhaps the highest
pinical in America from their base it bears N. 25° E about 90 milesThis
is the mountain I Saw from the Muscle Shell rapid on the 19th of October
last Covered with Snow, it rises Something in the form of a Sugar lofeabout
a mile lower passed a Single house on the Lard. Side, and one on the
Stard. Side, passed a village on each Side and Camped near a house on the
Stard. Side we proceeded on untill one hour after dark with a view to get
clear of the nativs who was constantly about us, and troublesom, finding
that we could not get Shut of those people for one night, we landed and
Encamped on the Stard. Side Soon after 2 canoes Came to us loaded with
Indians, we purchased a fiew roots of them.

This evening we Saw vines much resembling the raspberry which is verry
thick in the bottoms. A range of high hills at about 5 miles on the Lard
Side which runs S. E. & N W. Covered with tall timber the bottoms
below in this range of hills and the river is rich and leavel, Saw White
geese with a part of their wings black. The river here is 11/2 miles wide,
and current jentle. opposit to our camp on a Small Sandy Island the brant
& geese make Such a noise that it will be impossible for me to Sleap.
we made 29 miles to day Killed a Deer and Several brant and ducks. I Saw a
Brarow tamed at the 1st village to day The Indians which we have passd to
day of the Scil-loot nation in their language from those near & about
the long narrows of the Che-luc-it-te-quar or E-chee-lute, their dress
differ but little, except they have more of the articles precured from the
white traders, they all have flatened heads both men and women, live
principally on fish and Wap pa toe roots, they also kill Some fiew Elk and
Deer, dureing the Short time I remained in their village they brought in
three Deer which they had killed with their Bow & arrows. They are
thievishly inclined as we have experienced.