Clark: November 22, 1805
A violent storm from the south-southeast battered the camp throughout the day, with rain, fierce winds, and waves crashing over their shelters and splitting one canoe. The party remained pinned down, soaked, and miserable. Despite the weather, several Native men and women visited camp, and Clark traded brass armbands and rings to an older woman for wapato roots, which he found a decent substitute for bread. Clark noted that maintaining a firm, distant manner kept relations with the local Indians orderly and respectful.
Novr. 22nd Friday 1805 Some little rain all the last night with wind,
before day the wind increased to a Storm from the S. S. E. and blew with
violence throwing the water of the river with emence waves out of its
banks almost over whelming us in water, O! how horriable is the dayThis
Storm Continued all day with equal violence accompanied with rain, Several
Indians about us, nothing killed the waves & brakers flew over our
Camp, one Canoe Split by the Tossing of those waveswe are all
Confined to our Camp and wet. purchased some Wapto roots for which was
given, brass armbans & rings of which the Squars were fond. we find
the Indians easy ruled and kept in order by a Stricter indifference
towards them
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Friday November 22nd 1805 a moderate rain all the last night with wind, a
little before Day light the wind which was from the S S. E. blew with Such
violence that we wer almost overwhelmned with water blown from the river,
this Storm did not Sease at day but blew with nearly equal violence
throughout the whole day accompaned with rain. O! how horriable is the day
waves brakeing with great violence against the Shore throwing the Water
into our Camp &c. all wet and Confind to our Shelters, Several Indian
men and women Crouding about the mens Shelters to day, we purchased a fiew
wappato roots for which we gave armbans, & rings to the old Squar,
those roots are equal to the Irish potato, and is a tolerable Substitute
for bread
The threat which I made to the men of this nation whome I first Saw, and
an indifference towards them, is I am fulley Convinced the Cause of their
Conducting themselves with great propriety towards ourselves & Party.
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November 22nd, Friday 1805. There was a little rain all last night with wind. Before day, the wind increased to a storm from the S.S.E. and blew with violence, throwing the water of the river with immense waves out of its banks, almost overwhelming us in water. O! how horrible is the day. This storm continued all day with equal violence, accompanied with rain. Several Indians were about us. Nothing was killed. The waves and breakers flew over our camp, and one canoe was split by the tossing of those waves. We are all confined to our camp and wet. We purchased some wapato roots, for which we gave brass armbands and rings, of which the squaws were fond. We find the Indians easy to rule and keep in order by a stricter indifference towards them.
Friday, November 22nd 1805. A moderate rain fell all last night with wind. A little before daylight the wind, which was from the S.S.E., blew with such violence that we were almost overwhelmed with water blown from the river. This storm did not cease at day but blew with nearly equal violence throughout the whole day, accompanied with rain. O! how horrible is the day, with waves breaking with great violence against the shore, throwing the water into our camp, etc. All of us are wet and confined to our shelters. Several Indian men and women crowded about the men's shelters today. We purchased a few wapato roots, for which we gave armbands and rings to the old squaw. These roots are equal to the Irish potato and are a tolerable substitute for bread.
The threat which I made to the men of this nation whom I first saw, and an indifference towards them, is, I am fully convinced, the cause of their conducting themselves with great propriety towards ourselves and party.
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