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October 21st. 1805 Monday[1]
AVERRY cold morning we set out early wind from
the SW. we could not cook brackfast before we
embarked as usial for the want of wood or something
to burn.
| South | 3 | miles to a Lard Bend |
| S 55°. W. | 17 | miles to a Lard Bend below a bad rapid high ruged rocks Passed a small Island at 2 ½ miles one at 4 miles, in the middle of the river, at 2 more swift water an Indn camp of 8 Lodges on the Std. Side opsd. the Lower point where we Brackfast, and bought some fine fish & Pounded ro[o]tes. people well disposed passed a rapid at 10 miles. Rocks out in the water passed a Stard. point & a Lard. point at 15 passed 5 Lodges of Indians, & 2 Lodges some distance above on Std |
| N. 45°. W. | 4 | miles to a stard. bend passd. the lower pt. of the Isd. at 1 mile and 2 Lodges of fishers below on the Stard Side, the rocks on the Lard. appear as if sliped from the clifts under which they are passed emence rocks in different parts of the river which were large and too noumerous to notice. Fowl of all kinds more plentiful than above. passed a verry bad rapid at 2 miles, this rapid is crouded with Islands of bad rocks dificult & crooked passage 2 Lodges of Indians below on Std. Side. I saw some fiew small Pine on the tops of the high hills and bushes in the hollers |
| S. 60°. W. | 5 | miles to the Stard. Bend, passed maney ruged black rocks in different parts of the river, and a bad rapid at 2 miles & river narrow. Several canoes loaded with Indians (Pierce Noses) came to see us. at the expiration of this course a river falls in on the Lard. 40 yds. wide Islands of rocks in every direction in the river & rapids |
| S. 52°. W. | 13 | miles to upr point of a rocky Island 80 feet high a rapid above passed the little river rapid thro narrow channels between the rocks 4 Lodges of Indians on the Stard. side opposit a round toped mountain imediately in front and is the one we have been going towards & which bore S.W. from the 2d. course below the Forks passed the lower point of an Island on the Stard at 2 miles landed at 5 Lodges of Pierced noses Indians at 4 miles where we encamped and purchased a little wood to boil our Dogs & fish, Those Indians are the relations of [those at] the falls below, fortunately for us the night was worm fine water for 7 miles passed a rapid of rocks nearly across above which at 6 miles passed 6 Lodges. at 9 miles passed a bad rapid, & Lodges of Indians on Std. Side 20 piles of fish on an Island drying, several Indians in canoes fishing in canoes & gigs &c. |
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Collins made some excellent beer of the Pasheco quarmash
bread of roots which was verry good. obliged to purchase
wood at a high rate.
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