October 25th. Friday 1805
A cold morning we deturmined to attempt the chanel after
brackfast I took down all the party below the bad places with
a load & one canoe passed well, a 2d. passed well I had men
on the shore with ropes to throw in in case any accidence happened
at the whirl &c The Inds on the rocks viewing us
the 3rd. canoe nearly filled with water we got her safe to shore.
the last canoe came over well which to me was truly gratifying
set out and had not passed 2 miles before 3 canoes run against
a rock in the river with great force no damage met with a
2d. Chief of the nation from hunting, we smoked with him
and his party and gave a medal of the small size & set out
passed great numbers of rocks, good water and came to at
a high point of rocks below the mouth of a creek which falls
in on the Lard Side and head up towards the high snow mountain
to the S W. this creek is 20 yards wide and has some
beaver signs at its mouth river about ½ a mile wide and
crouded with sea otters, & Drum [fish] was seen this evening,
we took possession of a high Point of rocks to defend our
selves in case the threts of those Indians below should be put
in execution against us. Sent out some hunters to look if any
signs of game, one man killed a small deer & several others
seen I killed a goose, and suped hartily on venison & goose
Camped on the rock. guard under the hill
Courses from the upper rapids
| West |
2 |
miles passing a Lard. point of Sand and a Stard. point &
3 Lodges a deep bason to the Stard. to a pt of rocks,
above a chanel |
| S. 75°. W. |
2 |
miles to a rock Island in the middle of the river at a bad
rapid & who [r]ls, passed thro a narrow bad chanel
45 yds wide for ¼ of a mile. a Lodge below on
Stard. Side. halted to lookout |
| S. 50°. W. |
2 |
miles to a rock at the head of a narrow chanel, a deep
bason to the Stard. on which a village of 21 Lodges
passed a large rock Island in the middle of the river.
The channel nearest the Lard. Side |
Octr. 25
| S. 34°. W. |
3 |
miles thro a narrow swift bad chanel from 50 to 100 yards
wide, of swels whorls & bad places a verry bad place
at 1 mile, a rock in the middle at 2 miles to a rock,
above a Deep bason to the Stard. Side above the rock |
| S. 20°. W. |
2 |
miles to a high rock passed thro a narrow channel on the
Std. Side of a rock in the middle of the chanel |
| N. 60°. W |
1 |
mile to a bend, passed a bason to the Lard. Side, and large
ruged rocks on both sides |
| S. 60°. W. |
4 |
miles to large Creek [in] a Lard. bend under a timbered
bottom & the first timber we have seen near the river
for a long distance, Pine & white Oake |
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