Clark: October 18, 1805

October 18th Friday 1805 a cold morning faire & wind from S E Several
Heath hens or large Pheasents lit near us & the men killed Six of
them.

Took one altitude of the Suns upper Limb 28° 22′ 15″ at h m s 8 1 24 A.M.

Several Indian Canoes Come down & joind those with us, made a Second
Chief by giveing a meadel & wampom I also gave a String of wampom to
the old Chief who came down with us and informed the Indians of our views
and intentions in a council

Measured the width of the Columbia River, from the Point across to a Point
of view is S 22° W from the Point up the Columa to a Point of view is N.
84° W. 148 poles, thence across to the 1st point of view is S 281/2 E

Measured the width of Ki moo e nim River, from the Point across to an
object on the opposit side is N. 411/2 E from the Point up the river is N.
8 E. 82 poles thence accross to the Point of view is N. 79° East

Distance across the Columbia 9603/4 yds water

Distance across the Ki-moo-e nim 575 yds water

Names of this nation above the mouth of the Ki-moo-e-nim is So-Kulk Perced
noses The Names of the nation on the Kimoenim River is Chopun-nish Piercd
noses at the Prarie the name of a nation at the Second forks of the Tape
tele River, or Nocktock fork Chim-na-pum, Some of which reside with the So
kulkc above this-at and a few miles distance,4 men in a Canoe come
up from below Stayed a fiew minits and returned.

Took a meridian altitude 68° 57′ 30″ the Suns upper Limb. The Lattitudes
produced is 46° 15′ 13 9/10″ North, Capt Lewis took a vocabillary of the
So kulk or Pierced noses Language and Chim-nd-pum Language whic is in Some
words different but orriginally the Same people The Great Chief Cuts-Sa.h
nim gave me a Sketch of the rivers & Tribes above on the great river
& its waters on which he put great numbers of villages of his nation
& friends, as noted on the Sketch

The fish being very bad those which was offerd to us we had every reason
to believe was taken up on the Shore dead, we thought proper not to
purchase any, we purchased forty dogs for which we gave articles of little
value, Such as beeds, bell, & thimbles, of which they appeard verry
fond, at 4 OClock we Set out down the Great Columbia accompand by our two
old Chiefs, one young man wished to accompany us, but we had no room for
more, & he could be of no Service to us

The Great Chief Continued with us untill our departure.

we Encamped a little below & opsd. the lower point of the Island on
the Lard. Side no wood to be found we were obliged to make use Small drid
willows to Cookour old Chief informed us that the great Chief of
all the nations about lived at the 9 Lodges above and wished us to land
&c. he Said he would go up and Call him over they went up and did not
return untill late at night, about 20 came down & built a fire above
and Stayed all night. The chief brought a basket of mashed berries.

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October 18th Friday 1805 This morning Cool and fare wind from the S. E.
Six of the large Prarie cock killed this morning. Several canoes of
Indians Came down and joined those with us, we had a council with those in
which we informed of our friendly intentions towards them and all other of
our red children; of our wish to make a piece between all of our red
Children in this quarter &c. &c. this was conveyed by Signs thro
our 2 Chiefs who accompanied us, and was understood, we made a 2d Chief
and gave Strings of wompom to them all in remembrance of what we Saidfour
men in a Canoe came up from a large encampment on an Island in the River
about 8 miles below, they delayed but a fiew minits and returned, without
Speaking a word to us.

The Great Chief and one of the Chim-na pum nation drew me a Sketch of the
Columbia above and the tribes of his nation, living on the bank, and its
waters, and the Tape tett river which falls in 18 miles above on the
westerly side See Sketch below for the number of villages and nations
&c. &c.

We thought it necessary to lay in a Store of Provisions for our voyage,
and the fish being out of Season, we purchased forty dogs for which we
gave articles of little value, Such as bells, thimbles, knitting pins,
brass wire & a few beeds all of which they appeared well Satisfied and
pleased.

every thing being arranged we took in our Two Chiefs, and Set out on the
great Columbia river, haveing left our guide and the two young men two of
them enclined not to proceed on any further, and the 3rd could be of no
Service to us as he did not know the river below

Took our leave of the Chiefs and all those about us and proceeded on down
the great Columbia river passed a large Island at 8 miles about 3 miles in
length, a Island on the Stard. Side the upper point of which is opposit
the center of the last mentioned Island and reaches 31/2 miles below the
1st. Island and opposit to this near the middle of the river nine Lodges
are Situated on the upper point at a rapid which is between the lower
point of the 1st Island and upper point of this; great numbers of Indians
appeared to be on this Island, and emence quantites of fish Scaffold we
landed a few minits to view a rapid which Commenced at the lower point,
passd this rapid which was verry bad between 2 Small Islands two Still
Smaller near the Lard. Side, at this rapid on the Stard. Side is 2 Lodges
of Indians Drying fish, at 21/2 miles lower and 141/2 below the point
passed an Island Close under the Stard. Side on which was 2 Lodges of
Indians drying fish on Scaffolds as above at 16 miles from the point the
river passesinto the range of high Countrey at which place the rocks
project into the river from the high clifts which is on the Lard. Side
about 2/3 of the way across and those of the Stard Side about the Same
distance, the Countrey rises here about 200 feet above The water and is
bordered with black rugid rocks, at the Commencement of this high Countrey
on Lard Side a Small riverlet falls in which appears to passed under the
high County in its whole cose Saw a mountain bearing S. W. Conocal form
Covered with Snow. passed 4 Islands, at the upper point of the 3rd is a
rapid, on this Island is two Lodges of Indians, drying fish, on the fourth
Island Close under the Stard. Side is nine large Lodges of Indians Drying
fish on Scaffolds as above at this place we were called to land, as it was
near night and no appearance of wood, we proceeded on about 2 miles lower
to Some willows, at which place we observed a drift log formed a Camp on
the Lard Side under a high hill nearly opposit to five Lodges of Indians;
Soon after we landed, our old Chiefs informed us that the large camp above
“was the Camp of the 1st Chief of all the tribes in this quarter, and that
he had called to us to land and Stay all night with him, that he had
plenty of wood for us &” This would have been agreeable to us if it
had have been understood perticelarly as we were compelled to Use drid
willows for fuel for the purpose of cooking, we requested the old Chiefs
to walk up on the Side we had landed and call to the Chief to come down
and Stay with us all night which they did; late at night the Chief came
down accompanied by 20 men, and formed a Camp a Short distance above, the
chief brought with him a large basket of mashed berries which he left at
our Lodge as a present. I saw on the main land opposit those Lodges a
number of horses feeding, we made 21 miles to day.