Clark: December 3, 1805
On a fair, windy Tuesday, hunters returned to camp with an elk, lifting the party's spirits, though Clark himself was too ill to eat the meat. A canoe of eight Indians traveling downriver to trade wapato with the Clatsops stopped by, and Clark traded fish hooks for some roots, which he ate in elk soup and found soothing. Sergeant Pryor and Gibson returned after dark, having gotten lost but killed six elk. Sacagawea boiled elk shank bones for grease. Clark carved his name and date into a large pine tree on the peninsula.
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.
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December 3rd Tuesday 1805. A fair, windy morning, wind from the East. The men sent after an Elk yesterday returned with an Elk, which revived the spirits of my men very much. I am unwell and cannot eat the flesh. Oh, how disagreeable my situation: a plenty of meat and incapable of eating any. An Indian canoe came down with 8 Indians in it from the upper village. I gave a fish hook for a few Wapato roots, which I ate in a little Elk soup. The Indians proceeded on down. Wind continues to blow, and Sergeant Pryor and Gibson, who went to hunt yesterday, have not returned as yet.
I marked my name and the day of the month and year on a large pine tree on this peninsula: "Capt William Clark December 3rd 1805. By Land. U States in 1804 & 1805."
The squaw broke the two shank bones of the Elk after the marrow was taken out, boiled them, and extracted a pint of grease or tallow from them. Sergeant Pryor and 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, having taken out their entrails. Some rain this afternoon.
Tuesday 3d December 1805. A fair, windy morning, wind from the East. The men returned with the Elk, which revived the spirits of my party very much. I am still unwell and can't eat even the flesh of the Elk. An Indian canoe of 8 Indians came to. Those Indians are on their way down to the Chit Sops (Clatsops) with Wapato to barter with that nation. I purchased a few of those roots, for which I gave small fish hooks. Those roots I ate with a little Elk soup, which I found gave me great relief. I found the roots both nourishing and as a check to my disorder. The Indians proceeded on down through immense high waves; many times their canoe was entirely out of sight before they were half a mile distant.
Sergeant Pryor and Gibson, who went hunting yesterday, did not return until after night. They informed me that they had killed 6 Elk at a great distance, which they left lying, having taken out their entrails, and that they had been lost and in their ramble saw a great deal of Elk sign. After eating the marrow out of two shank bones of an Elk, the squaw chopped 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 immediately on the isthmus: "William Clark December 3rd 1805. By Land from the U. States in 1804 & 1805."
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