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we proceeded on passed a great nomber of fishing camps where the natives fish in the spring the stone piled up in roes so that in high water the sammon lay along the side of the line of rocks while they would gig them the country is barron & high hills and clifts of rockes on each side of the river not even a tree to be seen no place a fiew willows along the shores some places. some rapids in the river but some of them roles high waves but a large body of water. we roed 30 miles this day and camped at a fishing camp of Indians on the s. side where we bought 3 or 4 more dogs and some sammon &c. one Indian from an other nation came among them unclear Saturday 12th Oct. 1805. a clear pleasant morning we set out eairly and proceeded on as usal the country continues the same as yesterday Saw a nomber of old fishing camps along the shores. the current swift in some places but gentle in general. about 12 oclock we halted to dine on the Lard. shore could scarsely find wood enofe to cook our vittles. Capt Lewis took an meridian observation we then proceeded on verry well passed several more fishing camps. the wind rose hard from the west our general course west. high clifts of rocks & high prarie on each side the river is verry handsom and country pleasant but no timber at all. we came 35 miles this day and camped on the starbord side at the head of a bad rockey rapid which we expect is difficult to pass. the Indians canoe and our small pilot canoe went over this evening. we expect that we have got past the numerous flat head nation only the guides who are with us they tell us that in 2 days more we will come to another nation at a fork which comes in on the s. side of the Columbian River