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Show JOURNAL. very good. The 8th was a fine day and I remaineu at camp. The 9th was also fair and pleasant; and about noon Captain Clarke and his party returned here ; the distance being about 1 7 miles. They found the skeleton of the whale which me::asured 105 feet in length and the head 12. The natives had taken all the meat off its bones, by scalding and other means, for the purpose of trade. The Indians, who live up there arc another of nation, and call themselves the Callemex nation. They are a ferocious nation . one of them was going to kill one of our men, for his blanket ; but was pt·evented by a squaw of the Chinook nation, who lives among them, and wha raised an alarm. There is a small river comes into the sea at that place. Captain Clarke and his party remained at the camp all night, during Vihich somt: rain fell. .Phday 1 Otlt. The mm·ning was fine and Captain Clat·ke and his party started, and I remained at this camp to wait the return of the man who had come with me and who was out hunting. The ll th was also pleasant, and I proceeded with a party for the fort ; where about 9 o'clock we arrived the next day. Two hunters had g-one out from the fort in the morn· ing, and killed 7 elk about two miles from it. .J.1fonday 13.h. 'I'hc weather changetl and we had a cloudy wet day ; and all the hands, who could be spared wt=re enga~ed in bringing the meat of the elk, killed yesterday to camp. Tuesday 14th. The morning was pleasant; and two men were sent to the salt works to assist in mak· ing saU. The rest of our peo~le were employed in dryin ~ and taking care of the meat ; and in dressing elk skins for mokasins, which is a laborious business, but we have no alternative in this part of the country. 1'hr: 15tlz. and 16th. were both wet throughout, and the men employed as on the l .tl.th. In the morning ~f the 17th there were some clouds; but about 10 f • .· JOUHNAL. 181 .,., dod;;. they di~appeared and we had a nne day·_ t, brmt the same tin1e 3 of the natives of the Clatson l,ltion came to onr _fort, ancl st~yed till the cvenin~. .'\ hnntel' went ont In the rnormng and killed a deer. Sttturdti.y 18th. Last night was very dark ; and ~~t'!Y in i.t rain came on and contint~ cd all night. llns day 1s also \>Vet. Some of the nauves visited us ancl went away in the e ,·cning. Sunday I :Jtlz. Foul' hunters went out this mornino~' l1ich was Cti: with ~ying c_loucls ; but in the e\·enii~~ 1t beg·nn to ram ag1.2.n . \ve had another visit front some 0 f the nati\'c.;S. llfonday 20th. It rained hard all day. Some of the natives again came to sec us, whom we suffered, ';tJntrary to our u~nal practice, to remain in the fort all night; the evening was so wet and stormy. It a]~o rained an the 21st and 22ncl. Our huntu·s killeel three elk. On my way with a party to bring in the meat of these, I saw some amazino-ly larrre trees of the fir kind ; they are fl'Om 12 to "1s ieer in diameter. Th ursday 23rd. 'Ve had a fine clear cool morning, and two men were sent on to the salt works. The day continued pleasant until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when the weather became cloudy, and it twJegan to rain. Friday 24th. At daylight some snow fell, and there were severn! snow showers dut·ing the day. In the afternoon two of our hunters and some of the natives. came to the fot·t in an Indian canoe with the meat of two deer and an elk they had killed. The Inpians wct·e barefooted notwithstanding the snov1 on the ground ; <\nd the evening was so bad we pen11itted them to stay in ti1e fol't all night. Saturday 25th. The morning was cloudy and some sho,J,·er~ of snow fell in the course of the day ; and ln the night it fell to lhc depth of 8 inches. On the 'Gt b there were some light showt:rs duriitg the day;. q • |