Clark: January 2, 1806
On a cloudy, rainy day at the winter camp, twelve men were sent out and returned by 11 a.m. with two elk killed the day before. The visiting Indians departed at 1 p.m. after trading roots and berries for fishhooks and small items. Drewyer checked his traps and retrieved an otter. Willard, Wiser, and another hunting party had not yet returned. Clark noted swarms of fleas already infesting the new huts and listed the many waterfowl still in the area, remarking on the quality of local beaver, otter, and raccoon fur.
January 2nd Thursday 1806. A Cloudy rainey morning after a wet night.
dispatched 12 Men for the two Elk Killed yesterday which they brought in
at 11 oClock. the day proved Cloudy and wet, the Indians left us at 1
oClock P. M, Drewyer visited his traps which had one otter in one of them.
The flees are verry troublesom, our huts have alreadey Sworms of those
disagreeable insects in them, and I fear we Shall not get rid of them
dureing our delay at this place.
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Thursday 2nd of January 1806. Sent out a party of men and brought in the
two Elk which was killed yesterday. Willard & Wiser have not yet
returned nor have a party of hunters who Set out on the 26th ulto the
Indians who visited us yesterday left us at 1 P. M to day after haveing
disposed of their roots and berries for a fiew fishing hooks and Some
other Small articles. we are infestd. with Sworms of flees already in our
new habatations; the presumption is therefore Strong that we Shall not
devest our Selves of this intolerably troublesom vermin dureing our
residence here. The large, & Small or whistling Swan, Sand hill crane,
large & Small Gees, brown and white brant, Comorant, Duckanmallard,
canvis back duck, and Several other Species of Ducks Still remain with us;
tho I doe not think they are as plenty as on our first arrival in the
neighbourhood. Drewyer visit his traps at took out an otter. the fur of
both the beaver and otter as also the rackoon in this countrey are
extreemly good; those animals are tolerably plenty near the Sea coast, on
the Small creeks and rivers as high as the grand Rapids.
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January 2nd, Thursday 1806. A cloudy, rainy morning after a wet night. Dispatched 12 men for the two elk killed yesterday, which they brought in at 11 o'clock. The day proved cloudy and wet. The Indians left us at 1 o'clock P.M. Drewyer (Drouillard) visited his traps, which had one otter in one of them. The fleas are very troublesome; our huts already have swarms of those disagreeable insects in them, and I fear we shall not get rid of them during our delay at this place.
Thursday 2nd of January 1806. Sent out a party of men and brought in the two elk that were killed yesterday. Willard and Wiser have not yet returned, nor have a party of hunters who set out on the 26th of last month. The Indians who visited us yesterday left us at 1 P.M. today after having disposed of their roots and berries for a few fishing hooks and some other small articles. We are infested with swarms of fleas already in our new habitations; the presumption is therefore strong that we shall not divest ourselves of this intolerably troublesome vermin during our residence here. The large and small or whistling swan, sandhill crane, large and small geese, brown and white brant, cormorant, mallard duck, canvasback duck, and several other species of ducks still remain with us, though I do not think they are as plentiful as on our first arrival in the neighborhood. Drewyer (Drouillard) visited his traps and took out an otter. The fur of both the beaver and otter, as also the raccoon, in this country are extremely good. Those animals are tolerably plentiful near the sea coast, on the small creeks and rivers as high as the Grand Rapids.
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