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?her the river was all confined in a narrow channel of about 20 yds. wide high rock on each side the current verry rapid and full of whorl pools we ran down verry fast passed several fishing camps. high barron land on each side of the river about 4 oclock pm we went down a bad rapid where the river was cut in rockey unclear a short distance below we came to another narrow where the river is filled with high rocks we halted and camped for the night at a village of savages or red people which have their houses in our form only they have them in the ground except the roof which is covred with white ceeder bark some hewn plank which are verry nice comfortable houses their flag mats &c. we bought from them some cakes of white root bread and other kinds cranberries &c. we bought a nomber of fat dogs and some wood for us to cook with their appears to be some timber back from the river. their has been white people tradeing among these savages saw one half white child among them saw also a new copper tea kittle beeds copper and a nomber of other articles which must have come from some white traders we had went only 7 miles this day. this may Friday 25th Oct 1805. a clear morning. we carried some of our baggage about a mile which took us below the worst of the rapids then took one canoe down the rapids and narrows where the whole channel is confined in a narrow channel only about 25 yards wide. one of the canoes nearly filled?