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reason of ibis rise in the water below the falls is, that 
for three miles down, the river is so confined by 
rocks (being not more than than 70 yards wide) that 
it cannot discharge the water, as fast as it comes over 
the falls, until what is deficient in breadth is made up 
in depth. About the great pitch the appearance of 
the place is terrifying, with vast rocks, and the river 
below the pitch, foaming through different channels. 
Thursday 24t/i. We had a fine morning and pro- 
ceeded on early ; found the water very rapid below 
the falls ; and having gone 4 miles below the narrows, 
came to other narrows still more confined and the rocks 
higher. At the head of these narrows we halted 
about 2 o'clock at a great Indian village, and remained 
there all night. We got fish and dogs from the na- 
tives, and some berries, different from any we got be- 
fore, some call them cranberries ; whether of the 
real kind or not I am not ceitain, In our way down 
to day we saw a great many sea otters swimming in 
the river, and killed some, but could not get them as 
they sunk to the bottom. This village has better 
lodges than any on the river above ; one story of 
which is sunk under ground and lined with flags mats : 
The upper part about 4 feet above ground is covered 
over with cedar barkj and they are tolerably com- 
fortable houses. 
jFriday 25th. We found there were bad rapids in 
the narrows and therefore carried over part of our 
baggage by land, about three quarters of a mile ; 
and then took the canoes over, one at a time. In 
going over one of them filled with water, on account 
©f which we were detained three hours. The rapids 
continued 3 or 4 miles, when the river became more 
placid. At night we came to a place where there is 
a considerable quantity of timber on the hills ; both 
oak and pine, and encamped at the mouth of a creek 
©n tlie south side. The natives about here are, or 
pretend to be, very uneasy, and say the Indians below 
