Clark: September 23, 1805
On a hot Sunday, the captains held council with the Nez Perce, presenting medals, a flag, tobacco, knives, and handkerchiefs to three chiefs, and leaving gifts for the absent grand chief. Twisted Hair received a flag and shirt. Since the Indians offered no provisions, the party traded small goods for dried roots, bread, berries, and fish, then moved two miles to a second village for more supplies. Captain Lewis and two men fell ill, and Clark's hip pained him. A brief windstorm with rain struck at dark.
Septr. 23rd Sunday Traded with the Indians, made 3 Chiefs and gave them
meadels & Tobacco & Handkerchif & knives, and a flag &
left a Flag & hand kerches for the great Chief when he returns from
war, in the evening proceeded to the 2d Vilg 2 miles, a hard wind and rain
at dark, traded for Some root Bread & Skins to make Shirts. hot day
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Saturday 23rd Septr 1805. We assembled the principal Men as well as the
Chiefs and by Signs informed them where we came from where bound our wish
to inculcate peace and good understanding between all the red people &c.
which appeared to Satisfy them much, we then gave 2 other Medals to other
Chefs of bands, a flag to the twisted hare, left a flag & Handkerchief
to the grand Chief gave, a Shirt to the Twisted hare & a knife &
Handkerchif with a Small pece of Tobacco to each. Finding that those
people gave no provisions to day we deturmined to purchase with our Small
articles of merchindize, accord we purchased all we could, Such as roots
dried, in bread, & in ther raw State, Berris of red Haws & Fish
and in the evening Set out and proceeded on to the 2d Village 2 miles
dist. where we also purchased a few articles all amounting to as much as
our weak horses Could Carry to the river Capt. Lewis & 2 men verry
Sick this evening, my hip verry Painfull, the men trade a few old tin
Canisters for dressed Elk Skin to make themselves Shirts, at dark a hard
wind from The S W accompaned with rain which lasted half an hour. The
twisted hare envited Capt Lewis & myself to his lodge which was nothin
more than Pine bushes & bark, and gave us Some broiled dried Salmon to
eate, great numbers about us all night at this village the women were
busily employed in gathering and drying the Pas-she co root of which they
had great quantites dug in piles
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September 23rd, Sunday. Traded with the Indians, made 3 Chiefs and gave them medals, tobacco, handkerchiefs, and knives, and a flag, and left a flag and handkerchiefs for the great Chief when he returns from war. In the evening proceeded to the 2nd Village, 2 miles. A hard wind and rain at dark. Traded for some root bread and skins to make shirts. Hot day.
Saturday, 23rd September 1805. We assembled the principal men as well as the Chiefs and by signs informed them where we came from, where we were bound, and our wish to encourage peace and good understanding between all the red people, etc., which appeared to satisfy them greatly. We then gave 2 other medals to other Chiefs of bands, a flag to the Twisted Hair, left a flag and handkerchief for the grand Chief, gave a shirt to the Twisted Hair, and a knife and handkerchief with a small piece of tobacco to each.
Finding that these people gave no provisions today, we determined to purchase with our small articles of merchandise. Accordingly, we purchased all we could, such as roots dried, in bread, and in their raw state, berries of red haws, and fish. In the evening we set out and proceeded on to the 2nd Village, 2 miles distant, where we also purchased a few articles, all amounting to as much as our weak horses could carry to the river.
Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and 2 men very sick this evening; my hip very painful. The men trade a few old tin canisters for dressed elk skin to make themselves shirts. At dark a hard wind from the southwest accompanied with rain, which lasted half an hour.
The Twisted Hair invited Capt Lewis and myself to his lodge, which was nothing more than pine bushes and bark, and gave us some broiled dried salmon to eat. Great numbers about us all night. At this village the women were busily employed in gathering and drying the pas-she-co root, of which they had great quantities dug in piles.
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