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October 21st.. Monday 1805

A verry cool morning wind from the S. W. we set out
verry early and proceeded on, last night we could not collect
more dry willows the only fuel, than was barely Suffi[ci]ent to
cook Supper, and not a sufficency to cook brackfast this morning,
passd. a Small Island at 5 ½ miles a large one 8 miles in
the middle of the river, some rapid water at the head and Eight
Lodges of nativs opposit its Lower point on the Stard. Side,
we came too at those lodges, bought some wood and brackfast,
Those people recived us with great kindness, and examined us

Map from Clark Field-book, showing Course and Camping place,
October 21, 1805.

with much attention, their employments customs, Dress and
appearance Similar to those above, Speak the Same language,
here we Saw two scarlet and a blue cloth blankets, also a Salors
Jacket the Dress of the men of this tribe only a Short robe of
Deer or Goat Skins, and that of the women is a short piece of
Dressed Skin which fall from the neck so as to cover the front
of the body as low as the waste, a Short robe, which is of one
Deer or antilope Skin, and a flap around their waste and Drawn
tite between their legs as before described, their orniments are
but fiew, and worn as those above.

we got from those people a fiew pounded roos [roots] fish
and Acorns[2] of white oake, those Acorns they make use of as
food raw & roasted and inform us they precure them of the
natives who live near the falls below which place they all discribe
by the term Timm[3] at 2 miles lower passed a rapid large
rocks stringing into the river of large Size, opposit to this rapid
on the Stard. Shore is Situated two Lodges of the Nativs drying
fish here we halted a fiew minits to examine the rapid before
we entered it which was our Constant Custom, and at all that
was verry dangerous put out all who Could not Swim to walk
around, after passing this rapid we proceeded on passed anoother
rapid at 5. miles lower down, above this rapid on the
Stard. Side five Lodges of Indians fishing &c above this rapid
maney large rocks on each Side at Some distance from Shore,
[at] one mile passed an Island close to the Stard. Side, below
which is two Lodges of nativs, a little below is a bad rapid
which is bad crouded with hugh [huge] rocks scattered in
every Direction which renders the pasage verry Difficult a
little above this rapid on the Lard. Side emence piles of rocks
appears as if Sliped from the clifts under which they lay,
passed great number of rocks in every direction scattered in
the river. 5 Lodges a little below on the Stard. Side, and one
lodge on an Island near the Stard. Shore opposit to which is

a verry bad rapid, thro which we found much dificuelty in
passing, the river is crowded with rocks in every direction,
after Passing this dificult rapid to the mouth of a Small river
on the Larboard Side 40 yards wide descharges but little water
at this time, and appears to take its Sourse in the open plains
to the S. E.[4] from this place I proceved some fiew Small
pines on the tops of the high hills and bushes in the hollars.
imediately above & below this little river comences a rapid
which is crouded with large rocks in every direction, the pasage
both crooked and dificuelt, we halted at a Lodge to examine
those noumerous Islands of rock which apd. to extend
maney miles below, great numbs. of Indians came in canoes
to View us at this place, after passing this rapid which we
accomplished without loss; winding through between the
hugh rocks for about 2 miles. (from this rapid the Conical
mountain is S.W. which the Indians inform me is not far to
the left of the great falls; this I call the Timm or falls mountain
it is high and the top is covered with snow) imediately
below the last rapids there is four Lodges of Indians on the
Stard. Side, proceeded on about two miles lower and landed
and encamped near five Lodges of nativs, drying fish those
are the relations of those at the great falls, they are pore and
have but little wood which they bring up the river from the
falls as they Say, we purchased a little wood to cook our
Dog meat and fish; those people did not receive us at first
with the same cordiality of those above, they appeare to be
the Same nation Speak the Same language with a little curruption
of maney words Dress and fish in the same way, all
of whome have pierced noses and the men when Dressed ware
a long taper'd piece of Shell or beed put through the nose.[5]
this part of the river is furnished with fine Springs which either
rise high up the Sides of the hills or on the bottom near the
river and run into the river. the hills are high and rugid a
fiew scattering trees to be Seen on them either Small pine or
Scrubey white oke.

The probable reason of the Indians residing on the Stard. Side
of this as well as the waters of Lewis's River is their fear of the
Snake Indians who reside, as they nativs say on a great river to
the South, and are at war with those tribes, one of the Old
Chiefs who accompanies us pointed out a place on the Lard. Side
where they had a great battle, not maney years ago, in which
maney were killed on both Sides, One of our party J. Collins
presented us with Some verry good beer made of the Pa-shi-co-quar-mash
bread, which bread is the remains of what was laid in
as a part of our Stores of Provisions, at the first flat heads or
Cho-pun-nish Nation at the head of the Kosskoske river which
by being frequently wet molded & sowered &c. we made 33
miles to day.