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irritated Captain Lewis, that he struck lam ; which 
was the first act of the kind, that had happened dur- 
ing the expedition. The Indians however did not 
resent it, otherwise it is probable- we would have had 
a skirmish with tjiem. Tl)is morning we disposed 
of two canoes and used another for firewood. At 
10 o'clock we set out from the first narrows with 9 
horses vf our own and one we borrowed, and 2 canoes 
ail loaded heavy. I went with three other men in 
the canoes, and had some ditHcuity in passing the 
short narrows. About 3 in the afternoon we arrived 
at the great fails of Colunibia, where we met with 
Ca|3taiQ Clarke and the men that were with him. 
Here we got another horse ; carried our canoes and 
baggage round the falls and halted for dinner. We 
also got some dogs here and shapeleel, which we 
subsist on cliiefly at present. We halted here two 
hours and then proceeded on again. The party that 
%vent by land hud to leave the river, and take out ta 
the hill a part of the way. 1 crossed with my c:inoe 
to the south side where there is the best water, and 
passed a large rock island, opposite to- v;hich the 
Sho-siio-ne river flows in from the south. We went 
on till dark, and then run our small canoe among 
some v/iliows. and laid down to sleep. We did not 
5Tiake any fire for fear the savages, who are very nu- 
merous along this part of tht^ river, might come and 
rob us. 
Tuesday 22nd. This was a pleasant morning and 
high wind. We proceeded on about 3 miles, when 
the wind became so violent, that we could not pro- 
ceed any further, and halted and unloaded our canoes. 
Having remained here two fiours, the other canoe 
came up, and we proceeded on though the wind was 
liigh and river rough. At sunset I crossed over, 
where the party going by land came in sight, and 
halted at a small village on the north side ; but the 
other Oduo^ kept on along the southern shore. In 
