Clark: October 13, 1805

October 13th Sunday 1805 rained a little before day, and all the morning,
a hard wind from the S West untill 9 oClock, the rained Seased & wind
luled, and Capt Lewis with two Canoes Set out & passed down the rapid
The others Soon followed and we passed over this bad rapid Safe. We Should
make more portages if the Season was not So far advanced and time precious
with us

The wife of Shabono our interpetr we find reconsiles all the Indians, as
to our friendly intentions a woman with a party of men is a token of peace

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October 13th Sunday 1805 a windey dark raney morning The rain commenced
before day and Continued moderately until) near 12 oClockwe took
all our Canoes through This rapid without any injurey. a little below
passed through another bad rapid at ____ miles passed the Mo. of a large
Creek little river in a Stard. bend, imediately below a long bad rapid; in
which the water is Confined in a Chanel of about 20 yards between rugid
rocks for the distance of a mile and a half and a rapid rockey Chanel for
2 miles above. This must be a verry bad place in high water, here is great
fishing place, the timbers of Several houses piled up, and a number of
wholes of fish, and the bottom appears to have been made use of as a place
of deposit for their fish for ages past, here two Indians from the upper
foks over took us and continued on down on horse back, two others were at
this mouth of the Creekwe passed a rapid about 9 mile lower. at
dusk came to on the Std. Side & Encamped. The two Inds. on horse back
Stayed with us. The Countery Thro which we passed to day is Simlar to that
of yesterday open plain no timber passed Several houses evacuated at
established fishing places, wind hard from The S. W. in the evening and
not very cold