Took altitude with Sextant as follows
Observed time and distance of Son and moon nearest Limbs the Sun East (at the Point)
Magnetick azmoth. Time and distance of the Sun &c.
Took Equal altitudes
altitude produced is 35° 9 30
This morning after the Luner observations, the old chief came down, and Several men with dogs to Sell & womin with fish &c. the Dogs were purchased the fish not good.
I took 2 men and Set out in a Small Canoe with a view to go as high up the dead on the Shores, floating on the water and in the Bottoms which can be seen at the debth of 20 feet. the Cause of the emence numbers of dead Salmon I can't account for So it is I must have seen 3 or 400 dead and maney living the Indians, I believe make us[e] of the [illegible, crossed out] fish which is not long dead as, I Struck one nearly dead and left him floating, Some Indians in a canoe behind took the fish on board his canoe
The bottoms on the 〈West〉 South Side as high as the
The
Those Indians are orderly, badly dressed in the Same fashions of those above except the women who wore Short Shirts and a flap over them 22 Fishing houses of Mats robes of Deer, Goat & Beaver.
A fair morning made the above observations during which time the principal Chief came down with Several of his principal men and Smoked with us. Several men and woman offered Dogs and fish to Sell, we purchased all the dogs we could, the fish being out of Season and dieing in great numbers in the river, we did not think prper to use them, Send out Hunters to Shute the Prarie Cock a large fowl which I have only Seen on this river; Several of which I have killed, they are the Size of a Small turkey, of the pheasant kind, one I killed on the water edge to day measured from the Beek to the end of the toe 2 feet 6 & ¾ Inches; from the extremities of its wings 3 feet 6 inches; the tale feathers is 13 inches long: they feed on grasshoppers and the Seed of the wild plant which is also peculiar to this river and the upper parts of the
So kulk, and also one of the language of a nation resideing on a Westerly fork of the
I took two men in a Small Canoe and assended the Tap teel River about 8 miles above on the west Side this western fork appears to beare nearly West, The main
The orniments of each Sect are Similar, Such as large blue & white beeds, either pendant from their ears or encircling their necks, or wrists & arms. They also ware bracelets Of Brass, Copper & horn, and trinkets of Shells, fish bones and curious feathers. Their 〈Dress are as follows viz〉 garments Conists of a short Shirt of leather and a roabe of the Skins of Deer or the Antilope but fiew of them ware Shirts all have Short robes. Those people appears to live in a State of comparitive happiness: they take a greater Share labor of the woman, than in common among Savage tribes, and as I am informd. Content with one wife (as also those on the
flat heads
which we had passed on the
The House or Lodges of the tribes of the main
Those people appeare of a mild disposition and friendly disposed— They have in their huts independant of their nets gigs & fishing tackling each bows & large quivers of arrows on which they use flint Spikes. Theire ammusements are Similar to those of the
I saw but fiew horses they appeared make but little use of those animals principally useing Canoes for their uses of procureing food &c.
Thursday 17th Oct. 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we delay here this day for our officers to take observations &C. the natives Stole a large ax from us last night. we bought Several more dogs from them as we can git no other meat to eat, &C. a number of the Savages have red and blew cloth, but no buffalow Robes among them. the River which we came down looses its name and is now Called
Thursday 17th. We remained here all day for the purpose of taking an observation. We got a number of dogs from the natives. Salmon are very plenty but poor and dying, and therefore not fit for provisions. In the plains
are a great many hares and a number of fowls, between the size of a pheasant and turkey, called heath hens or grous. We killed a great many of these fowls which are very good eating. The small river, which we called
The
〈Tuesday〉 Thursday 17th Oct. 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we delay here to day for our officers to take observations &c. the natives Sold us a nomber more dogs and fresh Sammon &c. these Savages have but verry fiew buffalow Robes, but are dressed in deer & Elk Skins. the deer Skins are dressed with the hair on and Sowed together in robes. Some of them have red and blew cloath and a nomber of articles which came from Some white people. they have Some horses. they Sign to us that their is deer and Elk below this. we Saw an emence Site of fowls on the plain considerable la[r]ger than the prarie or haith hens. Some of the party went out and
killed 3 of them. we now call the north fork as it is the largest the
Thursday October 17th We had a clear pleasant morning. Our officers delayed this day here, in order to ascertain the latitude of this place &ca. The Natives sold us several more dogs &ca They had very few buffalo robes among them, & were cloathed in deer & Elk skins dressed with the hair on & sewed together, & made into Robes. Some of these Indians had Red & blue Cloth & a number of articles that must have been procured from some Civilized 〈people〉 nation. They also had some horses. They made signs to us that there is deer & Elk below this place.— We saw an immense quantity of Fowls in the plains, they were considerable larger than the Priari or heath hen. Some of our party went out with Guns & killed 3 of them.— Our officers were of the opinion that the River which we descended, & which we all took, to be the