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Show 100 Lewis ttnd Clat·ke's Expeditiot£ men, as a compli mcnt to us on the return of Chl'ist.ums, wlticlt \VC have always been accHstomcd to obsN'VC as a day of rejoicing. After breakfast we dividt~ll out• r·ct~aining stock o-t tobacco, which amounted to twelve carrots, mto two p:u'ls; one of which we distributed among such of' tho pal'ty as made usc of it, making a prciicnt of a handkerchief to Hw others. The rem aindcr of the day was passed in good SJlirits, though there was nothing in our situation to el'citc much gayety. The rain conlincd us to the house~ ancl om· only luxuries in honour of the season, were some poor ell\., so much spoiled that we eat it through mere necessity, a few roots, and some spoiled pounded fish. 'fhe next day, Thursday 26, brought a continuation of rain, accompanied with thunder, and a high wind from tbe southeast. We were thcrcfm·e still obliged to t•cnmin in our huts, and endeavoured to dry our wet articles boHJI'e the fia·c. 'J'lw Jlcas l\'hicb annoyed us ncar the portage of the gt·oat falls. have taken such possession of ou•· clothes, Umt we arc ohligcd to haYo a t·egular search every day through out• bhmlwts as a necessary prcliminat·y to siN·pint; at night. These animals indeed a1·c so numerous, that they arc almost a calamity to the Indians of this country. 'Vhcn they have once obtained the mastery of any house it is impossible to CXllcl them. and the Indians have ft·equcntly ditJcrcnt houses, to which they reso1·t occasionally when the fleas have rcndet•ed their pcrmatwnt residence intolerable; yrt in SJ>itc of these precautions, cYrry Indian is constantly attended by multif udes of tb•·m, and no one comes into our houses without leaving be- 1tind him swarms of these tormenting in~cets. l~r·iday 27. 'l'he l':tin did not cease last night, nor the gr«>atrr pat·t of the day. In the evening we were visited by Comowool, the <~hicf, and four men of the Clatsop nation, \vlw bt·ought a very timc]y supJ)ly of roots and berries. Among these was one called culhomo, resembling liquorice in size and taste, and which thry roast like a potatoe; there was also the shanatat1ue, a root of which they are vc•·y fond. Up t1u: Jl'Iissou1•i. 101 It is of a H1ack colour, swe~t to the taste, and is prrpat·ed tot' rating in a Jdln, aH Hac Jndians up the Columbia dr·y the p~uiheco. These as well as the shellwcll btwrics, thry value highly, but were perfectly satisJicd with the rrturn we made them, consisting of a smalliJit>cc of sheepskin, to wear round the chief's head. a pair· or car•bobs for hi!-! son, a small piece of bmss, and a lite lc ribaud. In addition to oua· olcl cneDlics the fleas, we obset·vctl two musquitoes, ot· insccf s so completely resembling them, that we can {lerccivc no differ~ cnce in their shape and appearance. Saturday, ~8. At;ain it rained during the greater part oflast night, and •~ontinued all day. Five men were sent out to hunt, and five others despatched to the seaside, each with a large kettle, in ordct' to bt~gin the manttfacturc of salt. 'l,bc route to the soacoa.st is about seven miles in length, in a dil·cetion nmu·ly west. 1• ivc miles of the distance is through thick wootl v~u·icd with hills, ravines and swamps. though the land in genct•al possesses a rich Mack mould. 'l'hc remain. ing two miles is formed of open waving prail'iei of sand, with idges running ()arallel to t.hc river, aml covm·ctl with gt•een gr·ass. 'l'hc rest of the men were employed in making pickets and gates for our uew fort. Although we had no sun, the weathc1· was vct•y w:ll'm. Sunday, 29. It rained the whole night, but ceased this 'IDOl'ning, and but little rain fell iu the eOUI'!:!C of the day; still the weather was cloudy and the wind high from the southeast. 1'hc Clatsop chief ami his party left us, aftct· begging for a great number of articles, whieh, as we could not spar·e them, we rct'used cxcct>t a razor. 'Ve were em~ ployed all day in }lickeUing the fot·t: in the evening a yourJg Wahl<iacum chiel~ with fout· men and two women, arl'ivcd with some dressed elk skin and wappatoo for sale. 'Vte put·chascd aiJout n.IJushd and a half of those l'oots f.()l' some red beads, and small pieces of bt·ass wit·e and old check. 'l'be chief too made us a present of half a bushel more, for which lVe gave him a mcdlll, and a piece of riband, to tic round |