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hi^ riTcr, about ten yards wide and very rapid. At 
this place there are about 25 lodges made of willow 
bushes. They are the poorest and most miserable 
nation I ever beheld ; having scarcely any thing to 
sub&ist on, except berries and a few fish, which they 
qontrive by some means, to take. They have a great 
many fine horses, and nothing more ; and on account 
of these they are much harassed by other nations. 
They move about in any direction where the berries 
are most plenty. We had a long talk with them, 
and they gave us very unfavourable accounts with 
respect to the rivers. From which we understood 
that they were not navigable down, and expect toper- 
form the rout by land. Here we procured a guide, and 
left our interpreters to go on with the natives, and 
assist Captain Lewis and hi& party to bring on the 
baggage. 
Captain Clarke and our party proceeded down the 
river, with our guide, through a valley about 4 miles 
wide, of a rich soil, but almost without timber.~ 
There are high mountains on both sides, with some 
pine trees on them. We went about 8 miles and eh-* 
camped on a fine spring. One of our men rema5j:ied 
behind at the village to buy a horse, and did not join 
us this evening. Five of the Indians came and stay* 
ed with us during the night. They told us that they 
were sometimes reduced to such want, as to be 
obliged to eat their horses. 
Wednesday 2 \sL About 7 o'clock in the morning 
we continued our journey down Jhe valley, and came 
to a few f6dges of Indians where our guide lives. 
We remairfied here about two hours^ during which 
time a nutnber of Indians passed us, going to fislf. 
We proceeded on the way the Indians had gone ; 
and one (jf our men went Vith them to the fishing 
place. The valley becomes very narrow here- and a, 
large brarxh of the*river comes in a short distance 
Klov/. Here we bad to ascend high grGund> the 
