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Saturday 19th Oct. 1805? a clear cold morning we took an early breakfast the natives came to

be us in their canoes. brought us some fish
which had been roasted and pounded up

fine and made up in balls. which eat eat very well. about 7 oclock am we set out and proceeded on down the R. passed high clifts of rocks on each side passed over several rockey rapids our officers gave one of the natives we left this morning a medel we passed several islands on which was Indian fishing camps the natives all hid themselves in their flag lodges when they saw us comming the Indian are numberous the camps near each other along the shores the river pleasant onlly at the rapids which are common we passed over several today but no incident hapened the country around level plains except some hills & clifs along the shores we discovered a high hill or mount. along distance down the river which appears to have snow on it we went 36 miles this day and camped opposite a large Indian camp on the south side a great nomber of the natives come over in their canoes to see us. when any of these natives die they deposite all their property with them. we saw one of their grave yards to day unclear a canoe was split in peaces and unclear around the yard. several other art. also