Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805

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.