Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1805
The party navigated dangerous rapids, during which one canoe sprang a leak and soaked much of its cargo, forcing a halt to dry the goods. They stopped near the junction of two rivers the natives called the Koos-koos-ke (eastern branch) and Ki-mo-ee-nem (western branch), the latter being large with a goslin-green color. Gass was ill with the ague and could not steer his canoe. After traveling about 20 miles, strong winds forced them to camp on the north side roughly a mile below the confluence.
and passed over some very bad rapids. In passing over one
a canoe sprung a leak, but did not sink; though the greater
part of the loading was wet; and we had to halt and dry it.
We stopped a short distance above the junction of this with
another large river. The natives call this eastern branch
Koos-koos-ke, and the western Ki-mo-ee-nem. Yesterday
evening I had a fit of the ague, and have been very unwell
to day; so much so that I am unable to steer my canoe. In
about 2 hours we continued our voyage again: we found the
southwest branch very large, and of a goslin-green colour.
About a mile below the confluence we halted on the north
side and encamped for the night, as the wind blew so hard we
could not proceed. We came 20 miles to day.
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and passed over some very bad rapids. While passing over one, a canoe sprang a leak, but did not sink; though the greater part of the load got wet, and we had to stop and dry it. We halted a short distance above the junction of this river with another large river. The natives call this eastern branch Koos-koos-ke, and the western Ki-mo-ee-nem. Yesterday evening I had a fit of the ague, and have been very unwell today; so much so that I am unable to steer my canoe.
In about 2 hours we continued our voyage again. We found the southwest branch very large, and of a gosling-green color. About a mile below the confluence we halted on the north side and camped for the night, as the wind blew so hard we could not proceed. We came 20 miles today.
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