Clark: May 19, 1806
Rain cleared by 8 a.m. on this Monday at the Nez Perce camp. Clark sent Charbonneau, Thompson, Potts, Hall, and Weiser to a nearby village to trade awls, knitting pins, and armbands for roots to supplement their poor bear meat, returning with about six bushels of cous root and bread. The Field brothers recovered Lewis's horse from a wild Indian herd, and it was castrated along with two others. Clark treated visiting Nez Perce men and women for sore eyes, rheumatism, and other ailments. Shields and Gibson returned from hunting empty-handed.
Monday 19th May 1806 Rained this morning untill 8 oClock when it Cleared
off and became fair-. we Sent Shabono, Thomson, Potts, Hall & Wizer
over to the Villages above to purchase Some roots to eate with our pore
bear meat, for which purchase we gave them a fiew Awls, Knitting pins,
& arm bans and directed them to proceed up on this Side of the river
opposit to the Village and Cross in the Cano which we are informed is at
that place. Sent Jo. & Reuben Field up the river a Short distance
after the horse which Capt. Lewis rode over the mountains last fall, which
horse was Seen yesterday with a gangue of Indian horses, and is Very
wild-. about 11 oClock 4 men and 8 Women Came to our Camp with Thompson
who went to the Village very early this morning. those Men applyed for Eye
water and the Women had a Variety of Complaints tho the most general
Complaint was the Rhumitism, pains in the back and the Sore eyes, they
also brought fowd. a very young Child whome they Said had been very Sick-.
I administered eye water to all, two of the women I gave a carthartic, one
whose Spirets were very low and much hipedz I gave 30 drops of Lodomem,
and to the others I had their backs hips legs thighs & arms well rubed
with Volitile leniment all of those pore people thought themselves much
benifited by what had been done for them, and at 3 P.M. they all returned
to their Villages well satisfied. at 5 P.M. Potts, Shabono &c.
returned from the Village with about 6 bushels of the root the nativs Call
Cowse and Some bread of the Same root. Rubin & Jos. Fields returned
with the horse Capt. Lewis rode across the rocky mountains we had this
horse imedeately Cut with 2 others which we had not before thought proper
to Castrate. we amused ourselves about an hour this after noon looking at
the men run their horses, Several of them would be thought Swift horses in
the atlantic States. a little after dark John Shields and Gibson returned
haveing killed nothing. they Saw Some deer but Saw no bear.
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Monday 19th May 1806. Rained this morning until 8 o'clock, when it cleared off and became fair. We sent Shabono (Charbonneau), Thompson, Potts, Hall, and Weiser over to the villages above to purchase some roots to eat with our poor bear meat. For this purchase we gave them a few awls, knitting pins, and arm bands, and directed them to proceed up on this side of the river opposite to the village and cross in the canoe which we are informed is at that place.
Sent Jo. and Reuben Field up the river a short distance after the horse which Capt. Lewis (Captain Lewis) rode over the mountains last fall. This horse was seen yesterday with a gang of Indian horses, and is very wild.
About 11 o'clock, 4 men and 8 women came to our camp with Thompson, who went to the village very early this morning. These men applied for eye water, and the women had a variety of complaints, though the most general complaint was rheumatism, pains in the back, and sore eyes. They also brought forward a very young child whom they said had been very sick. I administered eye water to all. To two of the women I gave a cathartic. To one whose spirits were very low and who was much hypochondriac, I gave 30 drops of laudanum, and to the others I had their backs, hips, legs, thighs, and arms well rubbed with volatile liniment. All of these poor people thought themselves much benefited by what had been done for them, and at 3 P.M. they all returned to their villages well satisfied.
At 5 P.M. Potts, Shabono (Charbonneau), and the others returned from the village with about 6 bushels of the root the natives call cowse, and some bread made of the same root. Reuben and Joseph Fields returned with the horse Capt. Lewis rode across the Rocky Mountains. We had this horse immediately cut along with 2 others which we had not before thought proper to castrate.
We amused ourselves about an hour this afternoon watching the men race their horses. Several of them would be considered swift horses in the Atlantic states. A little after dark, John Shields and Gibson returned, having killed nothing. They saw some deer but saw no bear.
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