Clark: January 25, 1806
Chief Comowool and the Clatsops left early in the morning. Colter returned with news that Willard was still hunting toward the salt camp at Point Adams, and that they had only killed the two deer the Indians had brought the previous day. That evening, Collins arrived from the salt-making camp, reporting they had produced about a bushel of salt but had hunted five days without success, surviving on whale meat purchased from the natives. Clark also recorded notes on local berries used by neighboring Indians, including the shallun, solme, and sacacommis.
Monday 25th of January 1806 Commowol and the Clatsops departed early this
morning. Colter returned and reported that his comrade hunter Willard had
Continued his hunt from Point Adams towards the Saltmakers; and that they
had killed only those two deer which the indians brought yesterday; in the
evening Collins one of the Saltmakers returned and reported that they had
made about one bushel of Salt and that himself and two others had hunted
from the Salt Camp for five days without killing any thing and they had
been obliged to Subsist on Some whale which they purchased from the
nativs-.
The native fruits and berries in use among the Indians of this
neighbourhood are a Deep purple about the Size of a Small cherry called by
them Shal lun, a Small pale red berry called Sol me; the vineing or low
brown berry, a light brown berry rather larger and much the Shape of a
black haw; and a Scarlet berry about the Size of a Small Chirry the plant
Called by the Canadian Engages of the N. W. Sac a commis produces this
berry; this plant is So Called from the circumstances of the Clerks of
these tradeing Companies Carrying the leaves of this plant in a Small bag
for the purpose of Smokeing of which they are excessively fond the Indians
Call this berry ____
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Monday, 25th of January 1806. Commowol and the Clatsops departed early this morning. Colter returned and reported that his fellow hunter Willard had continued his hunt from Point Adams toward the salt makers, and that they had killed only those two deer which the Indians brought yesterday. In the evening Collins, one of the salt makers, returned and reported that they had made about one bushel of salt, and that he and two others had hunted from the salt camp for five days without killing anything, so they had been obliged to subsist on some whale meat which they purchased from the natives.
The native fruits and berries in use among the Indians of this neighborhood are: a deep purple berry about the size of a small cherry, called by them Shallun; a small pale red berry called Solme; the vining or low brown berry; a light brown berry rather larger and much the shape of a black haw; and a scarlet berry about the size of a small cherry. The plant called by the Canadian engagés of the North West Company sacacommis produces this berry. This plant is so called from the circumstance that the clerks of these trading companies carry the leaves of this plant in a small bag for the purpose of smoking, of which they are excessively fond. The Indians call this berry ____.
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