Friday 1st.. Nov. 1805.
a clear morning. the wind high from the N. E. and cold.
So we carryed all our baggage past the portage the Indians
carried their Baggage and canoes past the portage. we drew
out one of the canoes to repair it. then went at taking down
the other two large canoes, and the Small one. towards evening
we got all Safe below the big rapids and Camped. three
canoes arived at the head of the rapids a nomber of men and
women on board of them. they are loaded with pounded fish
and dry Sammon for trade. they Sign to [us] that they are
going down to the white traders to trade their fish for blue
Beeds.
