October 14th. Monday 1805.
a verry cool morning wind from West set out at 8 oClock
proceeded on
| West |
2 ½ |
miles to a Stard bend swift water opsd. a rock on
Ld. pt. like a ship |
| S. 10°. W. |
2 ½ |
miles to a Lard. bend passed a rapid |
| S.W. |
3 |
miles to a Stard. bend passed a rapid and small
Island on the Stard Side |
| S. 10°. E. |
2 ½ |
miles to a Lard. bend psd. small Isd. S. |
| S. 70°. W. |
1 ½ |
miles to a Starboard bend, wind cold & from the
S W |
| South 18°. W |
3 |
miles to a Lard. bend passed a long bad rapid on
which 3 canoes struck, with 2 rockey Islands
in it killed 8 ducks good dinner off the Lard.
Point at 3 miles, a cave in which the Indians
have lived below on the Stard. Side near which is
a grave yard above an Island and bad rapid on
both sides at this rapid the canoe a stern steared
by drewyer struck a rock turned the men got
out on a rock the stern of the canoe took in
water and she sunk the men on the rock hel[d]
her, |
a number of articles floated all that could be cought were
taken by 2 of the other canoes, Great maney articles lost
among other things 2 of the mens beding shot pouches Tomahaw[k]s
&c. &c. and every article wet. of which we have great
cause to lament as all our loose Powder two Canisters, all our
roots prepared in the Indian way, and one half of our goods,
fortunately the lead canisters which was in the canoe was tied
down, otherwise they must have been lost as the canoe turned
over we got off the men from the rock towd our canoe on
Shore after takeing out all the stores &c. we could & put them
out to dry on the Island on which we found some wood which
was covered with stones, this is the parts of an Indian house,
which we used for fire wood, by the wish of our two chiefs.
Those chee[f]s, one of them was in the canoe, swam in &
saved some property. The Inds. have buried fish on this Isld.
which we are cautious not to touch, our small canoe & three
Indians in another was out of sight at the time our misfortune
hapined, and did not join us. Wind hard S W.
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