Thursday 10th.. Oct. 1805.
a fair morning. our 2 Indians who came with us from the
Snake nation left us yesterday. we Set out eairly and proceeded
on down Several bad rapids took in Some water in the canoes.
passed Several Indian fishing camps where we bought Some
Sammon from them they have a nomber of Small canoes
along the Shore. about 11 oClock we came to a verry bad
rockey rapid, where we halted and took one canoe over at
a time. one of the canoes ran fast on a rock Stove a hole in
hir Side with Some difficulty we got hir to Shore, unloaded
and repaired hir Some of the natives caught Some of our
oars and poles which was washed away in the rapids. we
bought some more Sammon & a dog or two. about 2 oClock
we proceeded on passed Several more fishing Camps. passed
down Some verry bad rapids which were Shallow. we had
to wade in Several rapids to hale the canoes over. about
5 oClock P. M. we arived at the forks of the Columbian
river. we proceeded on down it a Short distance and the
wind blew So high from the west that we Camped on the
Starbord Side. had come 20 miles this day & mostly a west
course a nomber of fishing camps along the Shores about the
forks. this is a large River afords a large body of water & is
about 400 yards wide, and of a greenish coulour. No timber
barron & broken praries on each Side.
