October 14th. Monday 1805
a verry Cold morning wind from the West and Cool untill
about 12 oClock when it Shifted to the S. W. at 2–½ miles
passed a remarkable rock verry large and resembling the hill
[hull] of a Ship Situated on a Lard. point at some distance
from the assending Countrey passed rapids at 6 and 9 miles.
at 12 miles we came too at the head of a rapid which the Indians
told me was verry bad, we viewed the rapid found it bad
in decending three Stern Canoes stuck fast for some time on
the head of the rapid and one struck a rock in the worst part,
fortunately all landed Safe below the rapid which was nearly
3 miles in length. here we dined, and for the first time for
three weeks past I had a good dinner of Blue wing Teel, after
dinner we Set out and had not proceded on two miles before
our Stern Canoe in passing thro a Short rapid opposit the
head of an Island,[10]
run on a Smothe rock and turned broad
Side, the men got out on the [rock] all except one of our
Indian Chiefs who swam on Shore, The canoe filed and sunk
a number of articles floated out, Such as the mens bedding
clothes & skins. the Lodge &c &c. the greater part of which
were cought by 2 of the Canoes, whilst a 3rd. was unloading
& Steming the Swift current to the relief of the men on the
rock, who could with much dificuelty hold the Canoe however
in about an hour we got the men an[d] canoe to shore
with the Loss of Some bedding Tomahaw[k]s shot pouches
skins Clothes &c &c. all wet we had every article exposed
to the Sun to dry on the Island, our loss in provisions is
verry considerable all our roots was in the canoe that Sunk,
and Cannot be dried Sufficient to save, our loose powder was
also in the Canoe and is all wete. This I think may be saved,
[we shall save] In this Island we found some Spilt [Split]
timber the parts of a house which the Indians had verry securely
covered with Stone, we also observed a place where the
Indians had buried their fish, we have made it a point at all
times not to take any thing belonging to the Indians even
their wood. but at this time we are Compelled to violate that
rule and take a part of the split timber we find here bur[i]ed
for fire wood, as no other is to be found in any direction. our
Small Canoe which was a head returned at night with 2 ores
which they found floating below. The wind this after noon
from the S. W. as usial and hard.
