Clark: October 28, 1805

October 28th Monday 1805 a windey morning loaded our Canoes and Set out at
9 oClock a m 3 Canoes Came down from the Village above & 2 from that
below in one of those Canoes a Indian wore his hair cued, and had on a
round hat. Wind from West

Those Indians have a musket a Sword, and Several Brass Tea kitties which
they appear to be verry fond of we purchased of those people five Small
dogs, and Some Dried beries & white bread of roots, the wind rose and
we were obliged to lie by about 1 mile below on the Lard. Side North 1
mile to a rock Island on the Stard. Side. we had not landed long eer an
Indian Canoe Came from below with 3 Indians in it, those Indians make
verry nice Canoes of Pine. Thin with aporns & Carve on the head
imitation of animals & other heads; The Indians above Sacrafise the
property of the Deceased to wit horses Canoes, bowls Basquets of which
they make great use to hold water boil their meet &c. &c. great
many Indians came down from the uppr Village & Sat with us, Smoked,
rained all the evenig & blew hard from the West encamped on the Lard
Side opsd. an Rock in a verry Bad place

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October 28th Monday 1805 A cool windey morning we loaded our Canoes and
Set out at 9 oClock, a.m. as we were about to Set out 3 canoes from above
and 2 from below came to view us in one of those Canoes I observed an
Indian with round hat jacket & wore his hair cued we proceeded on
river inclosed on each Side in high Clifts of about 90 feet of loose dark
coloured rocks at four miles we landed at a village of 8 houses on the
Stard. Side under Some rugid rocks, Those people call themselves
Chil-luckit-tequaw, live in houses Similar to those described, Speake
Somewhat different language with maney words the Same & understand
those in their neighbourhood Cap Lewis took a vocabilary of this Language
I entered one of the houses in which I Saw a British musket, a cutlass and
Several brass Tea kittles of which they appeared verry fond Saw them
boiling fish in baskets with Stones, I also Saw figures of animals &
men Cut & painted on boards in one Side of the house which they
appeared to prize, but for what purpose I will not venter to Say,-. here
we purchased five Small Dogs, Some dried buries, & white bread made of
roots, the wind rose and we were obliged to lie by all day at 1 mile below
on the Lard. Side. we had not been long on Shore before a Canoe came up
with a man woman & 2 children, who had a fiew roots to Sell, Soon
after maney others joined them from above, The wind which is the cause of
our delay, does not retard the motions of those people at all, as their
canoes are calculated to ride the highest waves, they are built of white
cedar or Pine verry light wide in the middle and tapers at each end, with
aperns, and heads of animals carved on the bow, which is generally raised.
Those people make great use of Canoes, both for transpotation and fishing,
they also use of bowls & baskets made of Grass & Splits to hold
water and boil their fish & meat. Maney of the nativs of the last
Village Came down Set and Smoke with us, wind blew hard accompanied with
rain all the evening, our Situation not a verry good one for an
encampment, but Such as it is we are obliged to put up with, the harbor is
a Safe one, we encamped on the Sand wet and disagreeable one Deer killed
this evening, and another wounded near our Camp.