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Friday 18th.. Oct. 1805.

a clear pleasant morning. we delay untill after 12 oClock
today for Gapt. Lewis to complete his observations. Capt. Clark
measured the width [of the] Columbian River and the ki-moo-e-nem
found the Columbian R. to be 860 yards wide and the

ki-moo-e-nem River to be 475 yards wide at the forks. Some
of the party killed Several more haith hens about 12 oClock
we loaded up the canoes. Capt. Lewis took down Some of
three languages of these Savages, as fer as we could make them
understand. about 2 oClock P. M. we Set out only two chiefs
with us who come with us from the flat heads. we proceeded
on down the Columbia River, which is now verry wide from a
half a mile to three forths wide and verry Smooth & pleasant
the country level for about 16 miles down then the hills and
clifts made near the River, and Some Rapid places in the
River. passd. Several Islands on which was large camps of
Indians and Scaffels of abundance of Sammon. Saw the Sammon
thick jumping in the river Some dead in the R. and
along the Shore. the Latitude at the forks as taken by Capt.
Lewis and Clark is [blank space in MS.] North. we proceeded
on over Several rapids places passd. Several large Camps of
Indians which have flag lodges and abundance of Sammon, and
have a great nomber of horses we went [blank space in MS.]
miles and Saw no timber of any acct. not a tree to be Seen. we
Camped on the Lard. Side. got a fiew Small willows only to
burn. a nomber of the natives came in their canoes to See us.
they have a great nomber of Small canoes &c.