Clark: December 3, 1805

December 3rd Tuesday 1805 a fair windey morning wind from the East, the
men Sent after an Elk yesterday returnd. with an Elk which revived the
Sperits of my men verry much, I am unwell and cannot Eate, the flesh O!
how disagreeable my Situation, a plenty of meat and incaple of eateing anyan
Indian Canoe Came down with 8 Indians in it from the upper village, I gave
a fish hook for a fiew Wap-e-to roots, which I eate in a little Elk Supe,
The Indians proceeded on down. wind Confines to blow, and Serjt. Pryor
& Gibson who went to hunt yesterday has not returnd. as yet I marked
my name & the day of the month and year on a large Pine tree on this
Peninsella & by land Capt William Clark December 3rd 1805. By Land. U
States in 1804 & 1805″The Squar Broke the two Shank bones of
the Elk after the marrow was taken out, boiled them & extracted a Pint
of Greese or tallow from themSerjt. Pryor & Gibson returned
after night and informed me they had been lost the greater part of the
time they were out, and had killed 6 Elk which they left lying haveing
taken out their interals. Some rain this afternoon

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Tuesday 3d December 1805 a fair windey morning wind from the East the men
returned with the Elk which revived the Spirits of my party verry much I
am Still unwell and Can’t eate even the flesh of the Elk. an Indian Canoe
of 8 Indians Came too, those Inds. are on their way down to the Chit Sops
with Wap pa to to barter with that nation, I purchasd. a fiew of those
roots for which I gave Small fish hooks, those roots I eate with a little
Elks Soupe which I found gave me great relief I found the roots both
nurishing and as a check to my disorder. The Indians proceeded on down
through emence high waves maney times their Canoe was entirely out of
Sight before they were 1/2 a mile distance. Serjt. Pryor & Gibson who
went hunting yesterday has not returned untill after night, they informed
me that they had killed 6 Elk at a great distance which they left lying,
haveing taken out their interals that they had been lost and in their
ramble saw a great deel of Elk Sign. after eateing the marrow out of two
Shank bones of an Elk, the Squar choped the bones fine boiled them and
extracted a pint of Grease, which is Superior to the tallow of the animal.
Some rain this evening I marked my name on a large pine tree imediately on
the isthmus William Clark December 3rd 1805. By Land from the U. States in
1804 & 1805.