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creek on the south side called Stra^vbei^y ereek/^ 
handsome rapid stream, but not large. On a point 
above, there is a great quantity of strawberry, goose- 
berry and choak-cherry bushes ; and there appears 
to be a good deal of small cotton-wood on the banks 
of this creek. In the afternoon we passed red bluffs 
on both sides of the river, and at night came to a large 
rapid' which we did not venture to pass so late ; and 
therefore encamped below on the north side, after 
going 12 miles. 
Sunday I6i/i, In the morning all hands were en- 
gaged in taking the canoes over the rapid about a 
mile in length, which having accomplished they re- 
turned and took up the periogue, where we baited 
to examine another great rapid close ahead. One 
man had been sent on last night to Captain Lewis, ta 
find out v/hat discoveries he bad made. We remain- 
ed here some time, and a few of the men went out 
to hunt. About Boon Captain Lewis and the party 
with him joined us, and the hunters came in. Cap- 
tain Lewis had been up the falls 1 5 miles above the 
first shoot or pitch, and found the falls continue alJ 
that distance, in which there were 5 different shoots; 
40 or 50 feet perpendicular each, and very rapid wa- 
ter between them. As we found the south side the 
best to carry our canoes up, we crossed over and un^^ 
loadetl our craft. We then had to take the enipty 
canoes to the side we had left, and to tow them up 
by a line about a mile, in order to get them up to 
the mouth of a small river on the south side, as a 
more convenient place to take them up the bank. 
This business was attended with great difficulty as 
•well as danger, but we Succeeded in getting them all 
over safe. 
Monday \7th. Part of the men were employed in 
taking the canoes up the small river about a mile and 
an half ; and some engaged in making small wag- 
gona to haul the canoes and loading above the falls: 
