Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805
A rainy morning with somewhat calmer waves allowed the party to load the canoes and continue downriver, passing high rock cliffs and fine springs while observing porpoises, sea otters, sea gulls, and ducks. Heavy rain continued, and around noon strong winds forced the group to turn back about two miles into a cove, where they unloaded and waited. Toward evening they reloaded and pushed on briefly, hoping for a safer harbor, before camping at a spring run. Steep hills and pine timber crowded the riverbanks, leaving barely enough room to camp.
rainy morning, the waves not So high as yesterdy we loaded the
canoes and Set out and went on passed high clifts of rocks, and
fine Springs, we Saw porpises in the River. Saw a number of Sea
otter, Sea gulls, ducks &C. continued raining hard abl noon
the wind rose So high that [it] obledged us to turn back from a point
of rocks and roe about 2 miles back into a cove before we could git
a place to unload the canoes, we got in to the harbour and un-
loaded the canoes and Stayed untill towards evening, then
loaded again thinking to find a Safer harbour, we went on a Short
distance to a Spring run where we Camped.1 the wind contind
So high that we could not proceed, the hills and pine timber
make close to the River on each Side, we had scarsely room for
to camp.
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Rainy morning. The waves were not as high as yesterday. We loaded the canoes and set out, and went on past high cliffs of rocks and fine springs. We saw porpoises in the river. Saw a number of sea otter, sea gulls, ducks, etc. It continued raining hard.
About noon the wind rose so high that it obliged us to turn back from a point of rocks and row about 2 miles back into a cove before we could get a place to unload the canoes. We got into the harbor and unloaded the canoes and stayed until towards evening. Then we loaded again, thinking to find a safer harbor. We went on a short distance to a spring run where we camped.
The wind continued so high that we could not proceed. The hills and pine timber come close to the river on each side; we had scarcely room to camp.
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