Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 12, 1805

early. Two of the Flathead chiefs remained on board with
us, and two of their men went with the stranger in a small
canoe, and acted as pilots or guides. We saw some ducks
and a few geese, but did not kill any of them. There is no
four-footed game of any kind near this part of the river, that
we could discover; and we saw no birds of any kind, but a
few hawks, eagles and crows. At noon we halted, cooked
and eat some fish and then proceeded on. The country and
river this day is much the same in appearance as what we
passed yesterday. A little before sunset we came to a bad
rapid, which we did not wish to pass at night, so we encamped
above on the north side, having made 30 miles.
Some of the Flathead nation of Indians live all along the
river this far down. There are not more than 4 lodges in a
place or village, and these small camps or villages are 8 or 10
miles apart: at each camp there are 5 or 6 small canoes.
Their summer lodges are made of willows and flags, and their
winter lodges of split pine, almost like rails, which they bring
down on rafts to this part of the river where there is no
timber.