Clark: October 21, 1805

October 21st 1805 Monday a verry Cold morning we Set out early wind from
the S W. we Could not Cook brakfast before we embarked as usial for the
want of wood or Something to burn.-

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October 21st Monday 1805 A verry cool morning wind from the S. W. we Set
out verry early and proceeded on, last night we could not Collect more dry
willows the only fuel, than was barely Suffient to cook Supper, and not a
Sufficency to cook brackfast this morning, passd. a Small Island at 51/2
miles a large one 8 miles in the middle of the river, Some rapid water at
the head and Eight Lodges of nativs opposit its Lower point on the Stard.
Side, we came too at those lodges, bought some wood and brackfast. Those
people recived us with great kindness, and examined us with much
attention, their employments custom Dress and appearance Similar to those
above; Speak the Same language, here we Saw two Scarlet and a blue cloth
blanket, also a Salors Jacket the Dress of the men of this tribe only a
Short robe of Deer or Goat Skins, and that of the womn is a Short piece of
Dressed Skin which fall from the neck So as to Cover the front of the body
as low as the waste, a Short robe, which is of one Deer or antilope Skin,
and a Hap, around their waste and Drawn tite between their legs as before
described, their orniments are but fiew, and worn as those above.

we got from those people a fiew pounded rotes fish and Acorns of the white
oake, those Acorns they make use of as food, and inform us they precure
them of the nativs who live near the falls below which place they all
discribe by the term Timm at 2 miles lower passed a rapid, large rocks
Stringing into the river of large Size opposit to this rapid on the Stard.
Shore is Situated two Lodges of the nativs drying fish here we halted a
fiew minits to examine the rapid before we entered it which was our
constant Custom, and at all that was verry dangerous put out all who could
not Swim to walk around, after passing this rapid we proceeded on passed
anoothe rapid at 5 miles lower down, above this rapid on five Lodges of
Indians fishing &c. above this rapid maney large rocks on each Side at
Some distance from Shore, one mile passed an Island Close to the Stard.
Side, below which is two Lodge of nativs, a little below is a bad rapid
which is bad crouded with hugh rocks Scattered in every Direction which
renders the pasage verry Difficuelt a little above this rapid on the Lard.
Side emence piles of rocks appears as if Sliped from the Clifts under
which they lay, passed great number of rocks in every direction Scattered
in the river 5 Lodges a little below on the Stard. Side, and one lodge on
an Island near the Stard. Shore opposit to which is a verry bad rapid,
thro which we found much dificuelty in passing, the river is Crouded with
rocks in every direction, after Passing this dificult rapid to the mouth
of a Small river on the Larboard Side 40 yards wide descharges but little
water at this time, and appears to take its Sourse in the Open plains to
the S. E. from this place I proceved Some fiew Small pines on the tops of
the high hills and bushes in the hollars. imediately above & below
this little river comences a rapid which is crouded with large rocks in
every direction, the pasage both crooked and dificuelt, we halted at a
Lodge to examine those noumerous Islands of rock which apd. to extend
maney miles below,-. great numbs. of Indians came in Canoes to View us at
this place, after passing this rapid which we accomplished without loss;
winding through between the hugh rocks for about 2 miles-. (from this
rapid the Conocil mountain is S. W. which the Indians inform me is not far
to the left of the great falls; this I call the Timm or falls mountain it
is high and the top is covered with Snow) imediately below the last rapids
there is four Lodges of Indians on the Stard. Side, proceeded on about two
miles lower and landed and encamped near five Lodges of nativs, drying
fish those are the relations of those at the Great falls, they are pore
and have but little wood which they bring up the river from the falls as
they Say, we purchased a little wood to cook our Dog meat and fish; those
people did not recive us at first with the same cordiality of those above,
they appeare to be the Same nation Speak the Same language with a little
curruption of maney words Dress and fish in the Same way, all of whome
have pierced noses and the men when Dressed ware a long taper’d piece of
Shell or beed put through the nose-this part of the river is furnished
with fine Springs which either rise high up the Sides of the hills or on
the bottom near the river and run into the river. the hills are high and
rugid a fiew scattering trees to be Seen on them either Small pine or
Scrubey white oke.

The probable reason of the Indians residing on the Stard. Side of this as
well as the waters of Lewis’s River is their fear of the Snake Indians who
reside, as they nativs Say on a great river to the South, and are at war
with those tribes, one of the Old Chiefs who accompanies us pointed out a
place on the lard. Side where they had a great battle, not maney years
ago, in which maney were killed on both Sides-, one of our party J.
Collins presented us with Some verry good beer made of the
Pashi-co-quar-mash bread, which bread is the remains of what was laid in
as Stores of Provisions, at the first flat heads or Cho-punnish Nation at
the head of the Kosskoske river which by being frequently wet molded &
Sowered &c. we made 33 miles to day.