November 7th. Thursday 1805.
a cloudy fogey morning, a little rain. Set out at 8 oClock
proceeded on
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2 ½ |
miles on the Sta Side under a high hill steep assent |
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1 ½ |
miles and the high land on the Stard. Side steep assent |
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1 |
mile on the Std. Side high hills a thick fog can't see
across the River opposit the lower pt. of an Isd. |
| West |
2 |
miles on the Stard Side under a hill high and rockey |
| N W. |
1 |
mile to the head of an Island close under the Stard
Side, sep. by a narrow chanel. 2 canoes of Indians
met us, and return with us, a Island in the middle
of the river, we followed those Inds. on the North
Side of the Island thro' a narrow chanel to their
village on the Stard. Side of 4 houses, they gave
us fish to eate and sold us fish salmon trout, some
Wap-to roots and 3 Dogs, the language of those
people have a similarrity with those above. |
The women ware a kind of s[t]rand made of the cedar bark
but soft in place of a tite pice of leather as worn by the women
above. the men have nothing except a robe about them, they
are badly made and use but fiew ornements. The womens
peticoat is about 15 Inches long made of arber-vita or the
white Cedar bark wove to a string and hanging down in tossles
and [t]ied so as to cover from their hips as low as the peticoat
will reach and only covers them when standing, as in any other
position the Tosels seperate. Those people sold us otter skins
for fish hooks of which they were fond.
We delayed 1 ½ hours & set out the tide being in & the
river so cut with Islands we got an Indian to pilot us into the
main chanel. one of our canoes seperated from us this morning
in the fog great numbers of water fowls of every description
common to this river
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miles to a white tree in a Stard. bend under a high hill
passed several marshey Isld. on the Stard. Side opposit to
which & on the Stard. Side is a village of 4 houses.
passed several marshey Islands on the Lard. Sd. an Indian
village on one of those Islands. they came and
traded 2 beaver skins for fishing hooks, and a fiew
Wapto roots. The river verry wide. The beaver skins
I wish for to make a robe as the one I have is worn
out. to an old village of 7 houses under the hill Stard.
Side. Several slashey Isld. on Star Side, we called
and bought a Dog & some fish. |
| S W. |
3 |
miles to a point of high land on the Stard. Side passed a
small Island on Stard. Side the head of a large low
marshy Island on the middle river about from 5 to 7
miles wide |
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miles to a Point Stard. Side a Deep bend to the Stard Side
under a high mountain. pine |
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3 |
miles to a point on the Stard. Side high mountains some
high mountains on the Lard Side off the river. We
encamped on the Stard Side under a high hill steep and
mountainous we with dificulty found leavel rocks |
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sufficent to lie on, Three Indians followed us they
could speake a little English, they were detected in stealing
a knife & returned late to their village. The rain
continued untill 9 oClock moderately. We are in view
of the opening of the Ocian, which creates great joy.[21]
a remarkable rock of about 50 feet high and about 20
feet Diameter is situated opposit our Camp about ½ a
mile from shore several marshey Islands towards the
Lard Side the shape of them I can't see as the river is
wide and day foggy |
