October 8th. Tuesday 1805
A Cloudy morning loaded our Canoes which was unloaded
last night and Set out at 9 oClock passed 15 rapids four
Islands and a Creek on the Stard Side at 16 miles just below
which one canoe in which Sergt. Gass was Stearing and was
nearle turning over, she Sprung a leak or Split open on one
side and Bottom filled with water & Sunk on the rapid, the
men, Several of which Could not Swim hung on to the Canoe,
I had one of the other Canoes unloaded & with the assistance
of our Small Canoe and one Indian Canoe took out every
thing & toed the empty Canoe on Shore, one man Tompson
a little hurt, every thing wet particularly the greater part of
our Small Stock of Merchandize, had every thing opened,
and two Sentinels put over them to keep off the Indians, who
are enclined to theave haveing Stole Several Small articles
those people appeared disposed to give us every assistance in
their power during our distress. We passed Several Encampments
of Indians on the Islands and those near the rapids in
which places they took the Salmon, at one of those Camps
we found our two Chiefs who had promised to accompany us,
we took them on board after the Serimony of Smokeing
