Octr. 16th. 1805 Wednesday.
a cool morning set out early passed the rapid with all the
canoes except Serjt. Pryors which run on a rock near the lower
part of the rapid and stuck fast, by the assistance of the 3
other canoes she was unloaded and got off the rock without
any further injorey than the wetting the greater part of her
loading. loaded and proceeded on I walked around this rapid
Course
| S. 12°. E |
3 |
miles to the Lard. bend passed a bad rapid all the way.
here one canoe stuck bad rapid |
| S. 60°. W. |
3 |
miles to a Stard. bend to a scaffel of split timber on an
Island opsd. 2 other Isds. on Lard. |
| S. 10°. W. |
3 |
miles to a Point of rocks at a rapid opsd. the upper part
of small Island on the Lard. Side, passed a rapid at
the lower point of the 3 first Isds. one at the Lard.
pt. 1 ½ ms below swift water |
| S. 50°. W. |
6 |
miles to Lard pt. opsd. a rapid & a pt. of an Island the
countrey low on both sides, Passed a rapid at 3
miles, passed a verry Bad rapid or falls, obliged to
unload at 5 miles at the lower point of a small
Island Stard dined Loaded 5 Inds came to us |
| S. 28 W. |
6 ½ |
miles to the Junction of Columbia in the Stard Point
& Passed the rapid opposit the upper Point of the
said Island and Passed a small Isd. on Lard Side
opposit, passed the lower point of the Island on
Stard Side at 2 ½ miles a gravelley bare [bar] in
the river at 3 miles, river wide Countrey on
each side low, a rainge of hills on the west imedeately
in front on the opposit side of Columbia |
We halted a short time above the point and smoked with
the Indians, & examined the point and best place for our camp,
we camped on the Columbia River a little above the point I
saw about 200 men comeing down from their villages & were
turned back by the Chief, after we built our fires of what
wood we could collect, & get from the Indians, the Chief
brought down all his men singing and danceing as they came,
formed a ring and dancd for some time around us we gave
them a smoke, and they returned [to] the village a little above,
the chief & several delay untill I went to bead. bought 7 dogs
& they gave us several fresh salmon & some horse dried
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