Clark :
November 04, 1805 through November 06, 1805
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... Shannon set our early to walk on the Island to kill something, he joined us at the lower point with a Buck.

they had scarlet & blue blankets Salor Jackets, overalls, Shirts and hats independant of their usial dress; the most of them had either [war axes Spears or Bows Spring with quivers of arrows,] Muskets or pistols and tin flasks to hold their powder, Those fellows we found assumeing and disagreeable,

dureing the time we were at dinner those fellows Stold my pipe Tomahawk which they were Smoking with, ... while Serching for the Tomahawk one of those Scoundals Stole a cappoe [Capotte (gr: coat)] of one of our interperters, which was found Stufed under the root of a tree, near the place they Sat, we became much displeased with those fellows, which they discovered and moved off on their return home to their village, ... the large canoe was ornimented with Images carved in wood the figures of a Bear in front & a man in Stern, Painted & fixed verry netely on the canoe, rising to near the hight of a man

... passed the lower point of the Island which is nine miles in length ...

(As it lies across the entrance to the Multnomah, that river was not seen by Lewis and Clark in passing it; but, hearing of it on the return trip, Clark ascended it for a short distance)

... we had a full view of Mt. Helien which is perhaps the highest pinical in America ...

their dress differ but little, except they have more of the articles precured from the white traders, they all have flatened heads both men and women, live principally on fish and Wap pa too roots, ... They are thievishly inclined as we have experienced.

Rained all the after part of last night, rain continues this morning, I [s]lept but verry little last night for the noise Kept [up] dureing the whole of the night by the Swans, Geese, white & Grey Brant Ducks &c. ... they were emensely noumerous, and their noise horid.

This is certainly a fertill and a handsom valley, at this time crouded with Indians. ... we are all wet cold and disagreeable ... This is the first night which we have been entirely clear of Indians since our arrival on the waters of the Columbia River.

we over took two Canoes of Indians going down to trade, one of the Indians Spoke a fiew words of english and Said that the principal man who traded with them was Mr. Haley, and that he had a woman in his Canoe who Mr. Haley was fond of &c. he Showed us a Bow of Iron and Several other things which he Said Mr. Haley gave him.

(The Indians in this part of the country have but few horses, their intercourse and business being chiefly by water.)

we are all wet and disagreeable, had large fires made on the Stone and dried our bedding and kill the flees, which collected in our blankets at every old village we encamped near

Clark :
November 04, 1805 through November 06, 1805
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