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Show Lewis and Clm·ke~s Expedition diet of fish and roots, to which they are confined, as no game is to be procured. A number of Indians collect about us in the course of the day to gaze at the strange appearance or every thing bclongi·lg to us. Sunday 29. The morning was cool, the wind from the southwest; but in the afternoon the heat retut·ncd. The men continue ill; but all those who arc able to work at•c ocCUI> ied at the canoes. The spirits of the party were much recruited by three deer brought in by the hunters; and the next day!' Monday sot.h, the sick h<·gan to recruit their strength, the morning being fait• and pleasant. The Indians pass in great. numbers up and down the river, and we observe large quantities of small duck going down this morning. Tuesday, October t, 1805. The mot•ning was cool, the wind easterly, but the latter part of the day was warm. 'Ve were Tisited by several Indians ft·om the tribes below, and others from the main 10outh fori~. Tot woof the most distinguished men, we made presents of a ring and broach, and to five others a piece of riband, a little tobacco, and the fifth part of a neckeloth. We now dried our clothes and other at·liclcs, and selected some articles such as the Indians admire, jn order to purchase some provisions, as we have nothing left exgept a little dried fish, which operates as a com}llete pm·~ gativc. Wednesday .2. The day is yery warm. Two men were sent to the village with a quantity of these articles to pur~ el1ase food. 'Ve arc now reduced to roots, which pt·oduce violent pains in the stomach. Our work continued as usual, and many of the party are convalescent. The hunters returned in the afternoon witl1 nothing but a small prairie-wolf, so that our {lrovisions being exhausted, we killed one of the horses to eat, and }lrovide soup for the sick. Thursday 3. 'rhe fine cool morning and easterly wind had an agreeable effcet upon the party, most of whom Up lite .Missouri. are now able to work. 'J'he Indians from below l~ft us, and we were visited by others from different quarters. Friday 4. Again we had a cool cast wind from the mountains. The men were now much better, and captain Lewis himself so far recovered as to walk about a little. Three Indians arrived to-day from the Great river to the south. 'l'he two men also returned from the village with roots and fish, and as the flesh of the horse killed ye terday was exhausted, we were confined to t.l1at diet, although un'\\ holesome as well as unpleasant. The afternoon \\as warm. Saturday 5. 'rhe wind easterly, and the weather cool. The canoes being ucarly finished it lJecame nece~sary to dispose of our horses. 'fhey were t.her·efore collected to the number of thirty-eight, and being b1·and~d and marked were delivered to three Indians, the two br·others and the son of a chief, whop romiscs to accompany us down the river. To each of these men we ga-re a knife and some small articles. and they agrerd to take good care of the hot·se till our return. The hunters with all their diligence al'e unable to kill any thing, the hills being hig·h and rugged, and the woods too dry to hunt deer, which is the only game in the eountry. We therefore continue to eat dt·ied fi hand roots, which are pur('hascd ft·om the squaws, by means of small presents, but chiefly white bealls, of which they are extravagantly fond. Some of these roots srem to l>ossess ver~ active propet·ties, for after suJ>ping on thrm this evening. we were swcl!ed to such a deg1·ee as to be scarcely able to breathe for several hours. Towar·ds night we lan<•hed two canoes which proved to be very good. Sunclay 6. This morning is again cool. and the wind easterly. The general rourse of the wind seems to resemble that which we observed on the east side of tbe mountain. While on the head waters of the 1\1issou1'i, we had cverJ morning a cool wind from tl1e west. At this lllacc a cool breeze springs up during the latter pat·t of the night, or nca1 |