Wednesday 30th.. Oct. 1805.
cloudy. we bought 3 dogs of the Indians, and Set out about
7 oClock and proceeded on. the river verry Strait and wide.
the Timber thick on each Side. Saw a nomber of beautiful
Springs running out of the clifts on the Lard. Side high hills
covred with pine and Spruce. Some bottoms along the Shores
covred with cotton timber, and under brush &c. the after part
of the day rainy and foggey. one of the hunters killed a Deer.
we Saw a great nomber of Swan and geese, turkey buzzards
which had white on their wings &c. Capd. Clark killed a black
loon. in the evening we arived at another verry bad rapid or
falls, above which the River is gentle and wide a nomber of
Islands and high rocks &c. one half mile above the falls is a
village of about 10 well looking cabbins covred with bark, Sunk
in the ground like those at the narrows above, only these are
much larger and verry comfortable, and warm. these Savages
were Surprized to See us they Signed to us that they thought
that we had rained down out of the clouds. a nomber of the
party went in the village, and was treated in a friendly manner
gave fish and the best they had to eat &c. we went 15 miles
and Camped between the village and falls. continued raining.
high mountains on each Side of the falls &c. we passed the
mouth of a River came in on the S. Side 50 yds wide.
