Lewis: May 25, 1806

Sunday May 25th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and
continued untill 6 A.M. our grass tent is impervious to the rain. the
Child is more unwell than yesterday. we gave it a doze of creem of tartar
which did not operate, we therefore gave it a clyster in the evening. we
caused a sweat to be prepared for the indian Cheif in the same manner in
which Bratton had been sweated, this we attempted but were unable to
succeed, as he was unable to set up or be supported in the place. we
informed the indians that we knew of no releif for him except sweating him
in their sweat houses and giving him a plenty of the tea of the horsemint
which we shewed them. and that this would probably nos succeed as he had
been so long in his present situation. I am confident that this would be
an excellent subject for electricity and much regret that I have it not in
my power to supply it.Drewyer Labuish and Cruzatte set out this
morning to hunt towards the quawmash grounds if they can possibly pass
Collins’s Creek. Joseph and Reuben Feilds passed the river in order to
hunt on the opposite side some miles above where the natives inform us
that there is an abundance of bear and some deer. Goodrich visited a
village about 8 ms. above on the opposite side of the river and returned
in the evening; he procured but few roots, he informed us that there were
but 8 persons at home; the others were either hunting, diging roots or
fishing on Lewis’s river. he saw several salmon in their lodges which they
informed him came from that river these fish were remarkably fat and fine.
Gibson and shields returned this evening having killed a Sandhill Crain
only. they had wounded a female bear and a deer but got neither of them.
Gibson informed me that the bear had two cubbs one of which was white and
other as black as jett. four indians remained with us this evening.-