Clark: May 18, 1806
On a cloudy Sunday, twelve hunters set out in various directions. Potts and Whitehouse helped Collins retrieve a small, light-colored bear he had killed two days earlier. Sacagawea gathered fennel roots, called year-pah, to dry for the Rocky Mountain crossing. Three unsuccessful Chopunnish hunters visited and were given a little meat for their hungry children. Clark treated an elderly couple for sore eyes and rheumatism. Joseph Field returned ill, and other hunters came back nearly empty-handed. LaPage took a salmon from an eagle, suggesting salmon would soon run in the river. Rain fell overnight.
Sunday 18th May 1806 Cloudy morning 12 hunters turned out this morning in
different directions agreeably to the order of yesterday. Potts and
Whitehouse accompanied Collins to the bear which he had killed on the 16th
and brought in the flesh and Skin. this bear was not large but remarkably
light coloured the hair of it as also the hair of all those which has been
killed is very thick and long. The Squar wife to Shabono busied her Self
gathering the roots of the fenel Called by the Snake Indians Year-pah for
the purpose of drying to eate on the Rocky mountains. those roots are very
paliatiable either fresh rosted boiled or dried and are generally between
the Size of a quill and that of a mans fingar and about the length of the
latter. at 2 P.M. 3 Indians who had been out hunting towards the place we
met with the Chopunnish last fall, which place they Call the quarmash
grounds. those men had been out Several days and killed nothing. we gave
them a Small piece of meat which they told us they would reserve for their
Small Children who was very hungary. we Smoked with them and they
departed. The nativs made a lodge on the opposit bank of the river a
little above us at a fishing place. as all communication is cut off
between us and the nativs on the opposit Side of the river, we cannot Say
by whome or for what service that lodge has been errected as no one has
been near it Since it was errected this morning. at 3 P M Jo. Field
returned from the chase without killing any thing he complains of being
unwell. Son after an old man and a woman arived the man with Sore eyes,
and the woman with a gripeing and rhumatic effections. I gave the woman a
dose of creme of tarter and flour of Sulphur, and the man Some eye water.
a little before night Rueben Field Drewyer and LaPage returned haveing
killed nothing but a large hawk they had hunted in the point between the
Kooskooske and Collins’s Creek and Saw but little Sign of either deer or
Bear. the evening Cloudy, Soon after dark it began to rain and rained
moderately all night-. LaPage took a Salmon from an Eagle at a Short
distance below our Camp. this is induces us to believe that the Salmon is
in this river and most probably will be here in great numbers in the
Course of a fiew days.
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Sunday, 18th May 1806. Cloudy morning. Twelve hunters set out this morning in different directions, in accordance with yesterday's order. Potts and Whitehouse accompanied Collins to the bear he had killed on the 16th and brought in the flesh and skin. This bear was not large but remarkably light colored. Its hair, like that of all the bears that have been killed, is very thick and long.
The squaw, wife of Shabono (Charbonneau), busied herself gathering the roots of the fennel, called by the Snake Indians Year-pah, for the purpose of drying to eat on the Rocky Mountains. These roots are very palatable, whether fresh, roasted, boiled, or dried, and are generally between the size of a quill and that of a man's finger, and about the length of the finger.
At 2 P.M., three Indians who had been out hunting toward the place where we met the Chopunnish last fall, which place they call the Quamash grounds, arrived. These men had been out several days and killed nothing. We gave them a small piece of meat, which they told us they would reserve for their small children, who were very hungry. We smoked with them and they departed.
The natives made a lodge on the opposite bank of the river, a little above us, at a fishing place. As all communication is cut off between us and the natives on the opposite side of the river, we cannot say by whom or for what purpose that lodge has been erected, as no one has been near it since it was put up this morning.
At 3 P.M., Jo. Field returned from the chase without killing anything; he complains of being unwell. Soon after, an old man and a woman arrived, the man with sore eyes and the woman with griping and rheumatic afflictions. I gave the woman a dose of cream of tartar and flour of sulphur, and the man some eye water.
A little before night, Reuben Field, Drewyer (Drouillard), and LaPage returned, having killed nothing but a large hawk. They had hunted in the point between the Kooskooske and Collins's Creek and saw but little sign of either deer or bear. The evening was cloudy, and soon after dark it began to rain and rained moderately all night.
LaPage took a salmon from an eagle a short distance below our camp. This leads us to believe that the salmon are in this river and most probably will be here in great numbers within the course of a few days.
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