Clark: April 15, 1806

Tuesday April 15th 1806 We delayed this morning untill after brackfast in
order to purchase Some horses of the Indians; accordingly we exposed Some
articles in exchange for horses the nativs were unwilling to exchange
their horses, we put up our merchindize and at 8 A M. Set out. we halted a
fiew minits at the Sepulchar rock and examined the deposit of the dead at
that place. those were Constructed in the Same manner of those already
described below the rapids. Some of them were more than half filled with
dead bodies. there were 13 Sepulchers on this rock which Stands near the
Center of the river, and has a Cerface of about two acres above the
water.-. from hence we returned to the Northern Shore and Continued up it
about 4 miles to a Village at the enterance of Cateract River, here we
halted and informed the nativs of our wish to purchase horses; the
produced Several for Sale but would not take the articles we had in
exchange for them. they wanted an instriment which the Northw Traders call
an eye dag which we had not. we precured two dogs and departed we also
halted at the two villages of the Chil luck kitequaws a fiew Ms. above
with no better Sucksess. at 3 in the evening we arivied at the enterance
of Quinnett Creek which we assended a Short distance and Encamped at the
place we had Called rock fort Camp. here we were visited by Some of the
people from the Villages at the long Narrows & Falls. we informed them
of our wish to purchase horses, and agreed to meet them on the opposit or
north Side on tomorrow for the purpose of bartering with them. most of
them returned to their village this evening three only remained with us
all night. those people are much better Clad than the nativs below. their
men have generaly Legins mockersons & large robes. Maney of them were
Shirts of the Same form of those of the Chopunnish & Shoshonees highly
ornamented with the quils of the purcupine, as are also their mockersons
& Legins. they Conseal the parts of generation with the Skins of the
Fox or Some other Small animal drawn under neath a girdle and hanging
loosely in front of them like a narrow apron. The dress of their women
differ verry little from those about the rapids. both men & women Cut
their hair in the forehead which comes down as low as the Eyebrows, they
have long ear locks Cut Square at the end. The other parts of their hair
is dressed in the Same Manner as those of the rapids. after we landld and
formed our Camp this evening Drewyer and some oths took a hunt and killed
a Deer of the log tailed kind. it was a Buck and the young deer horns had
Shot foth about two inches made ____ miles to day.