Monday 4th.. Nov. 1805.
Some cloudy. the tide swell[ed] about two feet perpinticular
last night and on the rise this morning. one of the men
went out on the Island and killed a Deer and [a] goose. about
7 oClock we Set out and proceed. on abt. 8 mils.. passd. Several
large Islands covd. with cotton timber & praries the River
wider. we Came to a verry large village on L. Side the
Savages verry nomerous in it, about 35 cabbens. it is but a
niew village. they have a vast quantity of pounded Sammon
in their cabbins. they have 50 canoes at their handsome
village or landing they have cloths of different kinds among
them. the timber Such as cotton and pine is thick in these
bottoms the River is now handsome. we bought 2 dogs
and Some excelent roots which we found nearly as good as
potatoes. we then proceed. on a Short distance and halted to
dine on the Stard. Side. 2 canoe loads of Savages followed us
from the village. they Stole Capt. Clarks pipe Tomahawk
which we could not find. [MS. torn] all the way on [MS.
torn] timbered bottoms on each Side covd. with cotton and oak
timber. a little back from the River the hills is covred with
pine and Spruce from which the Savages git the bark to cover
their villages. passd. Several more verry large villages on each
Side. the Savages are verry numerous. the country appears
to be good, the Soil rich and game tolbr. pleanty. we Saw the
Indians bring in Several deer to day which they had killed
with their bows and arrows. towards evening we met a large
canoe loaded with Indians one of them could curse Some
words in Inglish. they had a Sturgeon on board. they [their]
canoe had images worked on the bow & Stern. they had five
muskets on board. we discovered a high round mountain
some dis[tance] back from the River on Stard. Side which is
called mount Rainy. we are not yet out of Site of Mount
Hood which is covd. with Snow. Saw a great many Sea otter
in the River we went 28 miles to day and Camped after
dark on the Starbord Side. the Swan and geese are verry
pleanty on the River brants also.
