Clark: October 27, 1805

October 27th Sunday 1805 a verry windy night and morning wind from the
West and hard, Send out hunters and they killed 4 deer 1 pheasent and a
Squirel the 2 Chiefs and party Continue with us, we treat them well give
them to eate & Smoke, they were joined by Seven others, from below who
Stayed about 3 hours and returned down the river in a pet, Soon after the
Chiefs deturmined to go home we had them put across the river the wind
verry high, we took a vocabelary of the Languages of the 2 nations, the
one liveing at the Falls call themselves E-nee-shur The other resideing at
the levels or narrows in a village on the Std. Side call themselves
E-chee-lute not withstanding those people live only 6 miles apart, but
fiew words of each others languagethe language of those above
having great Similarity with those tribes of flat heads we have passedall
have the Clucking tone anexed which is predomint. above, all flatten the
heads of their female children near the falls, and maney above follow the
Same Custom The language of the Che-luc-it-to-quar a fiew miles below is
different from both in a Small degree. The wind increased in the evening
and blew verry hard from the Same point W. day fair and ColdThe
Creek at which we are Encamped is Called by the natives-Que-nett Some
words with Shabono about his dutyThe pinical of Falls mountain
bears S 43° W. about 35 miles

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October 27th Sunday 1805 Wind hard from the west all the last night and
this morning. Some words with Shabono our interpreter about his duty. Sent
out Several hunters who brought in four Deer, one Grouse & a Squirel.
The two Chiefs & party was joined by Seven others from below in two
canoes, we gave them to eate & Smoke Several of those from below
returned down the river in a bad humer, haveing got into this pet by being
prevented doeing as they wished with our articles which was then exposed
to drywe took a Vocabelary of the Languages of those two chiefs
which are verry different notwithstanding they are Situated within Six
miles of each other, Those at the great falls Call themselves E-nee-shur
and are understood on the river above. Those at the Great Narrows Call
themselves Eche-lute and is understood below, maney words of those people
are the Same, and Common to all the flat head Bands which we have passed
on the river, all have the clucking tone anexed which is prodomonate
above. all the Bands flatten the heads of the female Children, and maney
of the male children also. Those two Chief leave us this evening and
returned to their bands, the wind verry high & from the West, day
proved fair and Cool.

The nativs Call this Creek near which we are encamped-Que-nett.