Clark: October 13, 1805
On a rainy, windy Sunday morning, the party waited until weather eased around 9 a.m. before Captain Lewis led the canoes through a dangerous rapid, with the rest following safely. They navigated several more bad rapids, including a mile-and-a-half stretch where the river is squeezed between rugged rocks, and passed a major Indian fishing site with stored fish and abandoned houses. Two Indians on horseback joined them and camped with the group at dusk. Clark notes that Sacagawea's presence reassures local tribes of the expedition's peaceful intent.
October 13th Sunday 1805 rained a little before day, and all the morning,
a hard wind from the S West untill 9 oClock, the rained Seased & wind
luled, and Capt Lewis with two Canoes Set out & passed down the rapid
The others Soon followed and we passed over this bad rapid Safe. We Should
make more portages if the Season was not So far advanced and time precious
with us
The wife of Shabono our interpetr we find reconsiles all the Indians, as
to our friendly intentions a woman with a party of men is a token of peace
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October 13th Sunday 1805 a windey dark raney morning The rain commenced
before day and Continued moderately until) near 12 oClockwe took
all our Canoes through This rapid without any injurey. a little below
passed through another bad rapid at ____ miles passed the Mo. of a large
Creek little river in a Stard. bend, imediately below a long bad rapid; in
which the water is Confined in a Chanel of about 20 yards between rugid
rocks for the distance of a mile and a half and a rapid rockey Chanel for
2 miles above. This must be a verry bad place in high water, here is great
fishing place, the timbers of Several houses piled up, and a number of
wholes of fish, and the bottom appears to have been made use of as a place
of deposit for their fish for ages past, here two Indians from the upper
foks over took us and continued on down on horse back, two others were at
this mouth of the Creekwe passed a rapid about 9 mile lower. at
dusk came to on the Std. Side & Encamped. The two Inds. on horse back
Stayed with us. The Countery Thro which we passed to day is Simlar to that
of yesterday open plain no timber passed Several houses evacuated at
established fishing places, wind hard from The S. W. in the evening and
not very cold
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October 13th Sunday 1805. It rained a little before daybreak, and all morning, with a hard wind from the southwest until 9 o'clock. Then the rain ceased and the wind calmed, and Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) set out with two canoes and passed down the rapid. The others soon followed, and we passed over this bad rapid safely. We would make more portages if the season were not so far advanced and time so precious to us.
The wife of Shabono (Charbonneau), our interpreter, we find reconciles all the Indians as to our friendly intentions: a woman with a party of men is a token of peace.
October 13th Sunday 1805. A windy, dark, rainy morning. The rain began before day and continued moderately until near 12 o'clock. We took all our canoes through this rapid without any injury. A little below, we passed through another bad rapid. At ____ miles we passed the mouth of a large creek, a little river, on a starboard bend, immediately below a long bad rapid, in which the water is confined in a channel of about 20 yards between rugged rocks for a distance of a mile and a half, with a rapid, rocky channel for 2 miles above. This must be a very bad place in high water. Here is a great fishing place, with the timbers of several houses piled up, and a number of holes of fish, and the bottom appears to have been used as a place of deposit for their fish for ages past. Here two Indians from the upper forks overtook us and continued on down on horseback; two others were at the mouth of the creek. We passed a rapid about 9 miles lower. At dusk we came to on the starboard side and camped. The two Indians on horseback stayed with us. The country through which we passed today is similar to that of yesterday, open plain with no timber. We passed several houses evacuated at established fishing places. The wind was hard from the southwest in the evening, and it was not very cold.
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