Clark: December 20, 1805
Rain and hail fell overnight and continued hard until 10 a.m., with more showers in the afternoon. The men spent the day carrying puncheons and roofing the cabins, completing four, while others began daubing the rear section. Three Indians arrived by canoe to trade mats, roots, and sacacommis berries, but they demanded such high prices that nothing was purchased. Clark observed that these people typically asked double or triple an item's value, accepting payment only in blue and white beads, files, fish hooks, and tobacco, with blue beads and tobacco preferred above all.
December 20th Friday 1805 Some rain and hail last night and this morning
it rained hard untill 10 oClock, men all employd Carrying Punchens and
Covering Cabins 4 of which we had Covered, & Set Some to Dobingthe
after part of the day Cloudy and Some Showers of rain. 3 Indians came with
Lickorish Sackacomie berries & mats to Sell, for which they asked Such
high prices that we did not purchase any of them,Those people ask
double & tribble the value of everry thing they have to Sell, and
never take less than the full value of any thing, they prise only Blue
& white heeds, files fish hooks and TobaccoTobacco and Blue
beeds principally
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Friday 20th of December 1805 Some rain and hail last night and the rained
Continued untill 10 oClock a,m, Men all employd in Carrying punchens or
boards & Covering the houses, 4 of which were Covered to day, the
after part of the day Cloudy with Several Showers of rain3 Indians
arrive in a Canoe. they brought with them mats, roots & Sackacome
berries to Sell for which they asked Such high prices that we did not
purchase any of them. Those people ask generally double and tribble the
value of what they have to Sell, and never take less than the real value
of the article in Such things as is calculated to do them Service. Such as
Blue & white heeds, with which they trade with the nativs above; files
which they make use of to Sharpen their tools, fish hooks of different
Sises and tobacco- Tobacco and blue beeds they do prefur to every thing.
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December 20th Friday 1805. Some rain and hail last night, and this morning it rained hard until 10 o'clock. The men were all employed carrying puncheons and covering cabins, 4 of which we had covered, and we set some to daubing. The latter part of the day was cloudy with some showers of rain. 3 Indians came with licorice, sacacommis berries, and mats to sell, for which they asked such high prices that we did not purchase any of them. These people ask double and triple the value of everything they have to sell, and never take less than the full value of anything. They prize only blue and white beads, files, fish hooks, and tobacco. Tobacco and blue beads principally.
Friday 20th of December 1805. Some rain and hail last night, and the rain continued until 10 o'clock a.m. The men were all employed in carrying puncheons or boards and covering the houses, 4 of which were covered today. The latter part of the day was cloudy with several showers of rain. 3 Indians arrived in a canoe. They brought with them mats, roots, and sacacommis berries to sell, for which they asked such high prices that we did not purchase any of them. These people generally ask double and triple the value of what they have to sell, and never take less than the real value of the article, in such things as are calculated to be of service to them. Such as blue and white beads, with which they trade with the natives above; files, which they use to sharpen their tools; fish hooks of different sizes; and tobacco. Tobacco and blue beads they prefer to everything.
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