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Wednesday 9th Oct. 1805. a fair morning. we were oblidged to delay and prepare or repair the canoe which got stove last evening put the loading marchandize &c. out to dry. the natives brought us some fresh sammon the river hills are high and continue barron on each side. a fiew scattering pine along the shores but fiew creeks puts in. the natives hang about us as though they wished to steal or pilfer something from us so we had to keep 2 sentinels to watch the marchandize &c. we got the canoe repaired and loaded our officers tryed to purchase a fat horse for us to eat but the natives did not bring him as they promised in the evening we purchased a considerable quantity of sammon a little bears oil or greese some root bread 2 dogs &c. after dark we played the fiddle and danced a little the natives were pleased to see us one of their women was taken with a crazey fit by our fire she set to singing Indian and gave all around hir some roots and all she offered had to take from hir one of our men refused to take them from hir. she then was angry and hove them in the fire and took a sharp flint from hir husband and cut hir arms in sundry places so that the blood gushed out. she wiped up the blood and eat it then tore off some beeds and peices of copper &c. which hang about hir and gave out to them that were round hir a little to each one still kept hir singing and makeing a unclear noise she then ran around went to the water some of hir kindred went after hir and brought hir back She then fell in to a fit and continued stiff and unclear speechless Some time they pored water on hir unclear untill she came too Capt Clark gave hir some small things which pleased hir