JOURNAL. 
very good. The 8th was a fine day and 1 remained 
at camp. The 9th was also fair and pleasant ; and 
about noon Captain Clarke and his party returned 
here; the distance being about 17 miles. They 
found the skeleton of the whale which measured 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 ther^e are another of nation, and call themselves 
the Callemex nation.. They are a ferocious nation : 
one of them was going to kill one of dur men, for 
his blanket ; but was prevented by a squaw of the 
Chinook nation, who lives among them, and who 
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, duiing which some 
rain fell. 
Friday \Oth, The morning was fine and Captain 
Clarke and ^is 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 11th 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 gone out from the fort in the morn- 
ing, and killed 7 elk about two miles from it. 
Monday l^tM. The weather changed and we had 
a cloudy wet day ; and all the hands, v^^ho could be 
spared were engaged in bringing the meat of the elk, 
killed yesterday to camp. 
Tuesday \^th. Th-e morning was pleasant; and 
two men were sent to the salt works to assist in mak- 
ing salt. The rest of our people were employed in 
drying and taking care of the meat ; and in dressing 
elk skins for miokasins, which is a laborious business, 
but we have no alternative in this part of the coufitry. 
The \ 5th. and \ 6th, were both wet throughout, and 
the men em^»-oyed as on the 14th. In the moniing 
©f the 1 7th there were soiuj^ clouds ; but about 
