Journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States, from the mouth of the river Missouri through the interior parts of North America to the Pacific Ocean, during the years 1804, 1805 & 1806. Containing an authentic relation of the most interesting transactions during the expedition,--a description of the country,--and an account of its inhabitants, soil, climate, curiosities and vegetable and animal productions

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JOURNAL. TVedncsday 10th. This day I went with some ofth~ tnen to the lodges, about 60 in nmnber. The follow· ing is a description of the form of these lodges ancl the n1anner of building them. In a circle of a size suited to the dimensions of the intended loc1 2"e, they set up 16 forked pm:>ts five ot· six • 0 • feet lugh, and lay poles from one fork to another. A!fainst these poles they lean other poh:s, slanting fro'm the ground, and extending about four inches above the cross poles: these are to receive the ends of the upper poles, that support the roof. They next set up four large forks, fifteen feet high, and about ten feet apart, in the middle of the area ; and poles ot· beams between th ese. The roof poles are then laid on extending from the lower pol es aceoss the beams \'Vhich rest on the middle fQt'ks, of such a length as to leave a hole at tbe top for a chimney. The whole is then covered with willow branches, ex­cept the chimney 2\nd a hole below to pass through. On the willow branches they lay grass and lastly clay. At the hole below they build a pen about four feet wide and pl'Ojecting ten feet from the hut ; and hang a buff,1Joe skin, at the entrance of the hut for a door. This Jabom· like every other kind is chiefly perform­eel by the squaws. They raise corn, beans and tobac­co. Their tobacco is clitfcrent fl'Om at1y I had before seen : it answers fi)l' smokiug, but not. for chewing. On our return, I crossed fran• the isluncl to the boat, with two squ1ws in a lndfaloe skin stretch ed on a frrrme nn,•le ofbou g;hs, wove togethe1·Iikc a cr<~te ot· basket for that purpos..!. Capt ~-..in Lewis and Captain Clal'l~~ held a Council with the Indians, and gu n~ them some presents. Thw·aday 11 Oz. A clt<u· thy. '\r e waited fol' ::m answer from the Indialls. About 1 ~ o'clock, they came, and brought son'c corn, beans and squ:.tsh es, which they prese.1ted to us . 'fhc citicf s<titl he ,,·as u·bd to sec us, and \~ i~hed om· commancEng ofl:ccrs JOURNAL. 513 '"ouh.l speak a good word fur them to the l\Tanclans; for th ·y wat ted to be at p t..<lCe with them. T'·cse al'e tl 1c b; •)t lookin g- I1~dians I ln' e evet' seen. At 1 </clocl P. l\1. '"'e proc.eL:d~d on ot~t· H' '" g·~~ ; passed a creek on the sout.1 side ~0 yar.lo;; wid~ and a hand­~ om...: bottom con.:recl with timber. lLlving· made ahrut fnur mil<::~ , we came to the second ' ill.~[tv or the Hicl.;at·c~s, situated in n pt ::~irie ou the south s1cle. Th<...v baclthe Amc1 ican ~l ~~ l'oj::,~ed '\ hic.h C.tptain Lewlc; r~r\Ye tl1e111 yesterday. '!' bt·u· lod !~Ct"· a1·e ~i mi lar to t!'o;.,c. i11 tb; fi 1st Yii!<tge, and t!1c san,~, Ol' 1 e1 ~i3ps mon:, in numh~r. T hq·-nre th, n~o.;jt cleanly Indi-w: I baV(; ·v '!' sc<'n on t h'-! voya~;e ; ns '\ cJ! as the most fr1cnclly alJ(l i. lcl'!Sttions. ,,.e rtnc i~orcd alwut 50 "·ards from sl.ore, <<;1d Sd1t a p.::··iogu~ over tl•c rin!r for woocl . '"<... ~ I! ~.l epton l·onrd except tbe cooks, who went on shr11~.- to pr~."p:~re provi:.;io: s for the next day. Prfc.rt(' 12th . \ Ve h~~d a pleasant morning, andre· ma~ned 'l, L.:rc the forenocn to heat· t be chief of this villa£re spea ~~. Last night the Indians stole ~m ax.c fran~ nn· cook, which of course in some dq_jrce ell~ minishe(1 om· confirlence1 4md le sscr~ ..... d the amic b1e chamct"l' we had COI. Cc.. h c.d or then1. At 9 o'clc~1~ Captain L e" is, Capt:--. in Cl:wk? ~ ~J m~_se l f went to the 2n<. Hl.:q·c, and tH•ku.l W!t.h Its chh:r : th er: .to the thitrl \~ i lb.;:e, aLout I a r a mjle beyond a sma1l b • • f [ l \ 7• . • 1 Cl'C~"'i.. , and tc 1KeJ \\ l l;. t!"~ Ct)Je 0 t 1Ut lll~tf2,"~; a~< gr>t some corn nn ... : Dt.:<lll.:> fr~nn tJ .ern. The tl.1rd 'll­b,~: c is ncal'iy o the ~12me :51ze oi the second, nntl has in it a r:n .. ,t m.im')el of ;,andsome und s m<1rt ,,vomcn and cblldrcn: the m en are mostl )' out l!untinc;. A­bout 12 ,~·~left the vi i;~lse antl proceeded on our Yoy ­:~ ge. (Jnc or t:)~ 111 tives agreed to go \Viti.l es as. La· : s the ~~I~m d ans . Yve c ~·. ca1TI1~~d on the nurth s1de. 1\ ftcr dar1 ... we htard som~ person hQ I.voing on the opposite shore ; and a perloguc went over . and brought an Indi.an and two squaws, who rcmalllcc.l with us all nigl1t. E 2