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and ducks. It rained hard all day, and we cawoe on- 
ly 15 miles. 
Thursday 3 The morning was cloudy. We 
unloaded our canoes and took them past the rapids, 
some part of the way by water, and some over rocks 
8 or 10 feet high. It was the most fatiguing business 
we have been engaged in for a long time, and we got 
but two over all day, the distance about a mile, and 
the fall of the water about 25 feet in that distance. 
Friday \st JYov. 1805. We had a. cool frosty 
morning. We carried down our baggage before 
breakfast as we could not go into the water, without 
uneasiness on account of the cold. In the forenoon 
we took down the other two canoes. A number ©f 
the natives with 4 canoes joined us here from above. 
Their canoes were iQadtd with pounded salmon, 
ivhich they were taking down the river to barter for 
l^eads and other articles. 
Saturday 2nd, There is here a small rapid belcw 
the falls, where the men had to carry part of the bag^ 
gage across a portage oltwo miles and an half, while 
the rest took down the canoes. At 12 o'clock we 
proceeded on again ; passed a narrow rapid part of 
the river of about S miles, the hills on both sides are 
very high, and a number of fine springs floAving out 
of them, some of which fall 200 feet perpendicular. 
The hills are mostly solid rock. On our w^ay we 
passed two Indian lodges. At the end of eight miles, 
the river opens to the breadth of a mile, with a gentle 
current. We came 23 miles, and encamped at a 
Jiigh peak resembling a tower on the south side. 
The country here becomes level, and the river broad- 
er. One of the Indian canoes remained with us and 
the other three went on. On our way and at camp 
we killed 17 geese and brants. 
Sunday 3rd. The morning was foggy : one of the 
mm went out and killed a fine buck. At 9 we pro- 
ceeded gp, feut couW not see the country we were 
