[Gass]
After a bad night's
rest, on account of the rain 15 men went
out and brought the meat of the two elk to our camp. The morning was fair
and after breakfast they all embarked..... |
[Clark]
after taking a
Slight brackfast we Set out at half past 9 a. m. and proceeded to the Cath
lah mah Village {Cathlamet
Bay, near Knappa} at
1 P. M. and remained untill ½ after 3 p. m. at this
village we purchased a fiew wappato and a Dog for our Sick men Willard and
Bratten who are yet in a weak State........The Village of these people is
the dirtiest and Stinkingest place I ever Saw in any Shape whatever
[Lewis]
on one of the seal
Islands
{Karlson
and Marsh islands}
opposite to the village of
these people thy have scaffolded their dead in canoes elivating them above
tidewater mark. these people are very fond of sculpture
in wood of which they exhibit a variety of specemines about their houses.
the broad peices supporting the center of the roof and those through which
the doors are cut, seem to be the peices on which they most display their
taist. I saw some of these which represented human figures setting and
supporting the burthen on their sholders. at half after
3 P. M. we set out and continued our rout among the seal Islands; |