Clark: November 26, 1805

November 26th Tuesday 1805 Cloudy and Some rain this morning at daylight
wind blew from the E N. E, we Set out and proceeded on up on the North
Side of this great river to a rock in the river from thence we Crossed to
the lower point of an ____ Island passed between 2 Islands to the main
Shore, and proceeded down the South Side, passed 2 Inlets & halted
below the 2d at a Indian village of 9 large housesthose Indians
live on an emenence behind a Island or a Channel of the river not more
than 300 yds wide, they live on fish & Elk and Wapto roots, of which
we bought a few at a high price they Call them Selves Cat-tar-bets
description

We proceeded on about 8 miles and Encamped in a deep bend to the South, we
had not been Encamped long ere 3 Indians Came in a Canoe to trade the
Wapto rootswe had rain all the day all wet and disagreeable a bad
place to Camp all around this great bend is high land thickly timbered
brushey & almost impossible to penetrate we Saw on an Island below the
village a place of deposit for the dead in Canoes

Great numbers of Swan Geese Brant Ducks & Gulls in this great bend
which is Crouded with low Islands covered with weeds grass &c. and
overflowed every flood tide The people of the last village is-____ they
ask emence prices for what they have to Sel Blue Beeds is their great
trade they are fond of Clothes or blankits of Blue red or brown We are now
decending to see if a favourable place should offer on the So Side to
winter &c.

from a high Point opsd. a high Isd down the South Side is S. 30° W 6 mis
to a point of low land opsd. upr. pt of Isd. passed lowr. pt. 1st Isd.
marshey. at the upr. pt. Of 2 low Isd. opsd. each other at 4 miles

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Tuesday 26th November 1805 Cloudy and Some rain this morning from 6
oClock. wind from the E. N. E, we Set out out early and crossed a Short
distance above the rock out in the river, & between Some low marshey
Islands to the South Side of the Columbia at a low bottom about 3 miles
below Point Samuel and proceeded near the South Side leaveing the Seal
Islands to our right and a marshey bottom to the left 5 Miles to the
Calt-har-mar Village of 9 large wood houses on a handsom elivated
Situation near the foot of a Spur of the high land behind a large low
Island Seperated from the Southerly Shore by a Chanel of about 200 yards
Wide, This nation appear to differ verry little either in language,
Customs dress or appearance from the Chin nooks & War-ci a cum live
principally on fish and pappato they have also other roots, and Some Elk
meat.

We purchased Some green fish, & wap pa to for which we gave Imoderate
pricie’s. after dining on the fresh fish which we purchased, we proceeded
on through a Deep bend to the South and encamped under a high hill, where
we found much difficuelty in precureing wood to burn, as it was raining
hard, as it had been the greater part of the day. Soon after we encamped 3
Indians of the last town Came in a Canoe with wappato roots to Sell to us
Some of which we purchased with fish hooksfrom the Village quite around
this bend to the West the land is high and thickly timbered with pine
balsom &c. a Short distance below the Calt har mer Village on the
Island which is Opposit I observed Several Canoes Scaffold in which
Contained their dead, as I did not examine this mode of deposing the dead,
must refer it to a discription hereafter.