Clark: November 17, 1805
On a fair, cool, windy Sunday with strong tides crashing on the shore, Clark sent six hunters out for deer and fowl. At 1:30 PM, Captain Lewis returned from exploring Cape Disappointment and the Pacific coast to the northwest. Several Chinnook Indians followed, bringing wapato roots and boiled licorice-like roots as gifts, for which the party overpaid. Hunters brought in 3 deer, 4 brant, and 2 ducks. The Chinnook chief visited camp. Clark planned to leave the next morning with eleven volunteers, including Sergeants Pryor and Ordway, Charbonneau, and York, to view the ocean.
November 17th Sunday 1805 a fair cool windey morning wind from the East.
every tide which rises 8 feet 6 Inches at this place, comes in with high
Swells which brake on the Sand Shore with great fury.
I Sent out 6 men to kill deer & fowls this morning at half past 1
oClock Capt. Lewis and his Party returned haveing around passd. Point
Disapointment and Some distance on the main Ocian to the N W. Several
Indians followed him & Soon after a canoe with wapto roots, &
Lickorish boiled, which they gave as presents, in return for which we gave
more than the worth to Satisfy,them a bad practice to receive a present of
Indians, as they are never Satisfied in return. our hunters killed 3 Deer
& th fowler 2 Ducks & q brant I Surveyed a little on the corse
& made Some observns. The Chief of the nation below us Came up to See
us the name of the nation is Chin-nook and is noumerous live principally
on fish roots a fiew Elk and fowls. they are well armed with good Fusees.
I directed all the men who wished to See more of the Ocean to Get ready to
Set out with me on tomorrow day light. the following men expressed a wish
to accompany me i’e Seri. Nat Pryor Serjt. J. Ordway, Jo. Fields R.
Fields, Jo. Shannon, Jo Colter, William Bratten, Peter Wiser, Shabono
& my Servant York. all others being well Contented with what part of
the Ocean & its curiosities which Could be Seen from the vicinity of
our Camp.
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November 17th Sunday 1805 A fair cool morning wind from the East. The tide
rises at this place 8 feet 6 inches and comes in with great waves brakeing
on the Sand beech on which we lay with great fury Six hunters out this
morning in serch of Deer & fowl.
At half past 1 oClock Capt Lewis returned haveing travesed Haleys Bay to
Cape Disapointment and the Sea Coast to the North for Some distance.
Several Chinnook Indians followed (,apt Land a Canoe came up with
roots mats &c. to Sell. those Chinnooks made us a present of a rute
boiled much resembling the common liquorice in taste and Size; in return
for this root we gave more than double the value to Satisfy their craveing
dispostn. It is a bad practice to receive a present from those Indians as
they are never Satisfied for what they reive in return if ten time the
value of the articles they gave. This Chin nook Nation is about 400 Souls
inhabid the Countrey on the Small rivrs which run into the bay below us
and on the Ponds to the N W of us, live principally on fish and roots,
they are well armed with fusees and Sometimes kill Elk Deer and fowl. our
hunters killed to day 3 Deer, 4 brant and 2 Ducks, and inform me they Saw
Some Elk Sign. I directed all the men who wished to See more of the main
Ocian to prepare themselves to Set out with me early on tomorrow morning.
The principal Chief of the Chinnooks & his familey came up to See us
this evening-
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November 17th Sunday 1805. A fair, cool, windy morning, wind from the East. Every tide, which rises 8 feet 6 inches at this place, comes in with high swells that break on the sandy shore with great fury.
I sent out 6 men to kill deer and fowl this morning. At half past 1 o'clock Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and his party returned, having gone around Point Disappointment and some distance along the main ocean to the northwest. Several Indians followed him, and soon after a canoe arrived with wapato roots and licorice boiled, which they gave as presents. In return we gave more than their worth to satisfy them—a bad practice to receive a present from Indians, as they are never satisfied with what is given in return. Our hunters killed 3 deer, and the fowler 2 ducks and a brant. I surveyed a little on the course and made some observations. The chief of the nation below us came up to see us; the name of the nation is Chin-nook, and they are numerous, living principally on fish, roots, a few elk, and fowl. They are well armed with good fusees. I directed all the men who wished to see more of the ocean to get ready to set out with me at daylight tomorrow. The following men expressed a wish to accompany me, i.e. Sergt. Nat Pryor, Sergt. J. Ordway, Jo. Fields, R. Fields, Jo. Shannon, Jo. Colter, William Bratten, Peter Wiser, Shabono (Charbonneau), and my servant York. All others were well contented with what part of the ocean and its curiosities could be seen from the vicinity of our camp.
November 17th Sunday 1805. A fair cool morning, wind from the East. The tide rises at this place 8 feet 6 inches and comes in with great waves breaking on the sandy beach on which we lay with great fury. Six hunters out this morning in search of deer and fowl.
At half past 1 o'clock Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) returned, having traversed Haleys Bay to Cape Disappointment and the sea coast to the north for some distance. Several Chinnook Indians followed Capt. Lewis, and a canoe came up with roots, mats, etc. to sell. Those Chinnooks made us a present of a root, boiled, much resembling common licorice in taste and size; in return for this root we gave more than double the value to satisfy their craving disposition. It is a bad practice to receive a present from those Indians, as they are never satisfied with what they receive in return, even if ten times the value of the articles they gave. This Chin-nook nation is about 400 souls and inhabits the country on the small rivers which run into the bay below us and on the ponds to the northwest of us. They live principally on fish and roots; they are well armed with fusees and sometimes kill elk, deer, and fowl. Our hunters killed today 3 deer, 4 brant, and 2 ducks, and inform me they saw some elk sign. I directed all the men who wished to see more of the main ocean to prepare themselves to set out with me early tomorrow morning. The principal chief of the Chinnooks and his family came up to see us this evening.
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