Clark: February 17, 1806
At Fort Clatsop, Collins and Windsor were sent hunting near Point Adams to get fresh meat for the sick. Shannon, Labiche, and Frazier returned with an elk carcass. Bark treatments continued for Bratten and began for Gibson, whose fever had dropped enough to make recovery seem certain. Joseph Field arrived from the salt works reporting about three bushels of salt on hand, prompting plans to send six men to retrieve it. Sergeant Gass's party returned with eight elk, and Drouillard and Whitehouse brought in one more. Clark also recorded observations on grizzly and black bears.
Monday February 17th 1806 Collins and Windser were permited to hunt to day
towards the praries in point Adams with a view to obtain Some fresh meat
for the Sick. a little before noon Shannon and Labiesh & frazier Came
with the flesh and hide of an Elk which had been wounded by Serjt. Gasses
party and took the water where they pursued it and cought it. they did not
See Sergt. Gass or any of his party or learn what further Sucksess they
have had. Continu the barks with Bratten, and Commenced them with gibson
his feaver being Sufficiently low this morning to permit the use of them.
I think therefore that there is no further danger of his recovery.-at
2 P.M. Joseph Field arrived from the Salt works and informd us that they
had about 2 Kegs of Salt on hand (say 3 bushels) which with what we have
at this place we suppose will be Sufficient to last us to our deposit of
that article on the Missouri. we directed a party of Six men to go in the
morning in order to bring the salt and Kittles to the Fort. at 4 P.M.
Serjt. Gass and party arrive; they had killed 8 Elk. Drewyer and
Whitehouse also return late in the evening, they had killed one Elk, part
of the meat of which they brought in with them.
The Brown, White, or Grizly Bear are found in the rocky mountains in the
timbered part of it or Westerly Side but rarely; they are more Common
below or on the East Side of the Rocky Mountains on the borders of the
plains where there are Copses of bushes and underwood near the water
cources. they are by no means as plenty on this Side of the Rocky
Mountains as on the other, nor do I believe they are found at all in the
woody country which borders this coast as far in the interior as the range
of mountains which pass the Columbia between the enterance of Clarks and
the Quick sand Rivers or below the Great falls of Columbia.
The Black Bear differs not any from those Common to the U. States, and are
found under the Rocky Mountains in the woody country on the borders of the
Great Plain’s of Columbia and also in this tract of woody country which
lie between these plains and the Pacific Ocian. their econimy and habits
are also the Same with those of the United States.-.
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Monday February 17th 1806. Collins and Windser were permitted to hunt today toward the prairies on Point Adams, with the goal of obtaining some fresh meat for the sick. A little before noon Shannon, Labiesh, and Frazier came in with the flesh and hide of an elk which had been wounded by Sergt. Gass's party. The elk had taken to the water, where they pursued and caught it. They did not see Sergt. Gass or any of his party, nor did they learn what further success they have had. I continued the bark treatment with Bratten, and began it with Gibson, his fever being sufficiently low this morning to permit its use. I therefore think there is no further danger to his recovery. At 2 P.M. Joseph Field arrived from the salt works and informed us that they had about 2 kegs of salt on hand (say 3 bushels), which, with what we have at this place, we suppose will be sufficient to last us until we reach our deposit of that article on the Missouri. We directed a party of six men to go in the morning to bring the salt and kettles to the fort. At 4 P.M. Sergt. Gass and party arrived; they had killed 8 elk. Drewyer and Whitehouse also returned late in the evening; they had killed one elk, part of the meat of which they brought in with them.
The Brown, White, or Grizzly Bear is found in the Rocky Mountains in the timbered part, or western side, but rarely; they are more common below, or on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, on the borders of the plains, where there are thickets of bushes and underwood near the watercourses. They are by no means as plentiful on this side of the Rocky Mountains as on the other, nor do I believe they are found at all in the wooded country which borders this coast, as far into the interior as the range of mountains which the Columbia passes between the entrances of the Clarks and the Quicksand Rivers, or below the Great Falls of the Columbia.
The Black Bear does not differ at all from those common to the United States, and is found under the Rocky Mountains in the wooded country on the borders of the Great Plains of the Columbia, and also in this tract of wooded country which lies between those plains and the Pacific Ocean. Their habits and way of life are also the same as those of the United States.
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