Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 13, 1805

untill about 10 oClock then took down one canoe at a time be-
low the rapids, all the men who could not swim carried each
a load of baggage by land, about 12 we got safe below the rapids
at 2 oClock cleared off. Saw a great number of fishing camps
where the natives fish everry Spring, they raft all their wood
down the River a long distance and they put it up on Scaffels and
take great care of it. towards evening we passed through a place
in the River where it was all confined in a narrow channel of
about 15 yards wide for about 2 miles and ran like a mill race
large fisherys below in the Spring. Saw 2 Indians Swim their
horses across the river to the N. Side and went on down the
River, passed a creek2 which came in on the Lard Side this
afternoon the current Swift, the barrons and plains continue
as usal.