Lewis: January 2, 1806
At the new winter quarters, a party retrieved two elk killed the previous day, while Willard, Wiser, and another group of hunters who left December 26th remained absent. Visiting Indians departed at 1 PM after trading roots and berries for fishhooks and small items. Fleas already infested the cabins, suggesting they would be a lasting nuisance. Various waterfowl including swans, cranes, geese, brant, and ducks still lingered, though in smaller numbers. Drewyer checked his traps and caught an otter, noting that beaver and otter fur in the region was excellent.
Thursday, January 2nd 1806 Sent out a party of men and brought in the two
Elk which were killed yesterday. Willard and Wiser have not yet returned
nor have a party of hunters returned who set out on the 26th Ulto. the
Indians who visited yesterday left us at 1 P M today after having disposed
of their roots and berries for a few fishinghooks and some other small
articles. we are infested with swarms of flees already in our new
habitations; the presumption is therefore strong that we shall not devest
ourselves of this intolerably troublesome vermin during our residence
here. The large, and small or whistling swan, sand hill Crane, large and
small gees, brown and white brant, Cormorant, duckan mallard, Canvisback
duck, and several other species of ducks, still remain with us; tho I do
not think that they are as plenty as on our first arrival in the
neighbourhood. Drewyer visited his traps and took an otter. the fur of
both the beaver and otter in this country are extreemly good; those
annamals are tolerably plenty near the sea coast, and on the small Creeks
and rivers as high as the grand rappids, but are by no means as much so as
on the upper part of the Missouri.
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Thursday, January 2nd, 1806. Sent out a party of men and brought in the two elk that were killed yesterday. Willard and Wiser have not yet returned, nor has a party of hunters who set out on the 26th of last month.
The Indians who visited yesterday left us at 1 P.M. today after having traded their roots and berries for a few fishhooks and some other small articles. We are already infested with swarms of fleas in our new quarters; the presumption is therefore strong that we shall not rid ourselves of this intolerably troublesome vermin during our stay here.
The large and small (or whistling) swan, sandhill crane, large and small geese, brown and white brant, cormorant, mallard duck, canvasback duck, and several other species of ducks still remain with us; though I do not think they are as plentiful as when we first arrived in the neighborhood.
Drewyer (Drouillard) visited his traps and took an otter. The fur of both the beaver and otter in this country is extremely good; those animals are tolerably plentiful near the seacoast, and on the small creeks and rivers as high as the Grand Rapids, but are by no means as plentiful as on the upper part of the Missouri.
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