Tuesday 8th.. Oct. 1805.
a fair day. we dilayed loading &c. burryed a canister of
powder [on] the Northe Side of a broken toped tree. about 9
oClock we Set out and proceeded on down the River. Saw
Some Indian horses on the Side of the hills passed over Several
bad rapids. took Some water in the canoes by the waves
dashing over the Sides. the current rapid the most part of the
way some places deep. passed clifts of rocks and bare hills
on each Side. about 12 oClock we Came to Some Indian
Camps, on the South Side, only 4 or 5 lodges of well looking
Indians & Squaws. they had Several Small canoes and catch
considerable quantitys of Sammon. we purchased Some from
them by giving them a fiew green or blue or red beeds, and
tin &c. the day warm. Some of the men bought 2 dogs
from them. they have a great many horses feeding along the
Shores and have a nomber of Small canoes. we proceeded
on a Short distance further down came to Some more Indian
Camps at the foot of an Isl. & rapids. we halted a Short time,
bought Some more Sammon and Some white roots. then proceeded
on a Short distance further down 2 chiefs came with
us. as we were descending a rockey rapids at the foot of an
Island on which was Some Indian Camps, one of the canoes
Struck a rock and whe[e]led round then Struck again and
cracked the canoe and was near Spliting hir in too. throwed
the Stearsman over board, who with difficulty got to the canoe
again, but She soon filled with water, and hang on the rocks
in a doleful Situation. Some of the men on board could not
Swim, and them that could had no chance for the waves and
rocks. an Indian went in a Small canoe to their assistance.
our little canoe went also and took out Some of the loading,
and carried it to Shore. we unloaded one of the other canoes
and went in the rapid and took the loading all out of the canoe
which was Stove and got all to Shore below the rapid, and
Camped at dark examined found everry thing wet which was
in the canoe that was Stove. Some Small articles lost. a
nomber of the natives visit us this evening. we have come
about 18 miles this day before the Sad axident hapened to us.
