18 S JOURNAL. 
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Thursday l^tlu The moraing was fine snd two' 
more hunters went out early. About 10 the hunters 
who had gone across the bay returned, and had kill- 
ed '2 elk and 2 deer. 
I this day took an account of the number of pairs 
of moaka^ons each man in the party had ; and found 
the whole 4;o be 338 pair. This stock was not pro- 
vided without great labour, as the most of them are 
made of the skins of elk. Each man has also a 
sufiicient quantity of patch-leather. Some of the 
men went out to look for the lost canoe, and killed 
Friday \^th. We had a fine morning ; and four 
hunters set out early. I went with a party and 
brought in the meat of the 2 elk which were killed 
last evening. Two hunters, who had gone out yes* 
terday morning returned very much fatigued, and 
had killed nothing but a goose and a raven which they 
cat last night. While out to day I saw a number of 
musquitoes flying about. I also saw a great quan- 
tity of sheep-sorrel growing in the woods of a very 
large size. 
Saturday 1 5th. There was a fine pleasant morn- 
ing. About noon our hunters came in and* had 
killed four elk. A number of the. natives came to 
the fort to day. 
Sk7iday \6th. Last night it became cloudy and be- 
gan to rain ; and the rain has continued all day. — 
The Indians staye'd about the fort the whole of this 
diiy. Yesterday v^hile I was absent, getting our meat 
home, one of the hunters killed two vultures, v the 
larp;est fowls I had ever seen. I never saw any 
such as. these except on the Columbia river and the 
seacpast; , , 
0ri the 17th i,t rained occasionally during; the 
whole of the day. We got a canoe from the native^- 
w hich we eave an oiScei's uniform coat 
