Wednesday 16th.. Oct. 1805.
we Set out as usal and proceeded on. Over Several bad
rapids which was full of rocks. one of the canoes Struck a
rock in a rapid and Swung on it they Stayed their untill we
unloaded and took a canoe I was on board the canoe which
Struck. the small canoes came to our assistance also. we
got the load and canoe Safe to Shore, loaded again and proceeded
on over Several more rapids then came to a verry
bad rapid, the worst or had the highest waves of any we have
yet passd. we halted above the rapid and carried considerable
of the baggage by land about a mile. then took the canoes
Safe over, and loaded up and proceeded on down Several
more rapids towards evening we arived at the forks of the
river which came from a northly direction and is larger than
this Column. R. the country around these forks is level
Smooth barron plains not even a tree to be Seen as far as our
eyes could extend a fiew willows along the Shores. we found
about 2 hundred or upwards Camped on the point between
the two Rivers. a verry pleasant place. we Camped near
them on the point. the natives Sold us eight dogs and Some
fresh Sammon. the whole band came in a body Singing in
their form to our fires and Smoaked with us and appeared
friendly. they have beeds and brass and coper in Small peaces
hanging about them, which they Sign to us that they got them
from white people on a River to the north, and Some down
about the mouth of this River. we went [blank space in
MS.] miles this day. passed Several Islands &c.
