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Show Lewis and Cla1·kc's Expcditiou timber of which these scaffolds arc COfll})Osed he could not letu·n, but as there al'e nothing but willow bushes to be seen for a great distance f1·om the place, it t•cnclc•·ell vet·y probable, what the Indians assur~d him by sigus, that they often used d1·icd fish as fuel foa· the common occasions of cooking. }"rom this island they showed him the entrance of a western bt·anch of the Columbia, called the Tapteal, wbich as fat• as could be seen bears nearly west, and empties itself about eight miles above into the Columbia; the general course ol' which is northwest: towards the southwest a range of bi~hland runs 1m.rallcl to the t•ivcr, at the distance of two miles on the left, while on the t·ight side the country is low and covct·cc.l with the pric.~kly peat·, and a weed or plant two or tiH·ce feet high rcscmhliug whim;. 1'o the eastward is a t·ange or mountains ahout lil'ty ot· sixty miles distant, which. bear n01·th ancl south; but neithct· in the low gt·ounds, not· in the highlands is a.ny timiJm· to he seen. The evening comiug on he dctca·mincd not to }lt'OCt~cd fUI·thcr than Ow island, and tluwefore ret m·ned to camp. accompa nied by tlu·ee canoes. whieh contained twt•nfy Indians. In the cout•sc of his excursion he shot sevet·al ~r·ouse and ducks, and received some presents of' fish, for· whieh lw gave in return small pieces of t•ilmull. He also killt·d a prairie cock, an animal of the pheasant kind, but about the size or a small tlu·lwy. It mcasut·cd ft·om the bt~ ak to the end or the toe two f•·ct six inchl~s and tht'ec •luat·lcl'~. fa·nm the cxtt ·emity of the wings tht·ec l'l'd six int'hts, :tml the l'ntthers of the tail were thi1·tct·n iul'hes lmag. This ltil'd we have seen uo wlwt·e c.•xc.wpt ou this a·in·l·. Its chief food is the grasshoppt•t·, and th<' . t•ed of the wild plant which is peculiar to this a·ivm· and the up pea· pat·t:; ol' the Missour·i. The mcu andh:t1 tltem!ldVl'b or this day's l'Cst to mend their clothes, dre~s;ug ski us, aucl tmttin•l" f hci1· arms in b eomplete Ol'dct·, an objed alwa~· s of primary concer·o, but pat·tieuJarly at a momt•nt w)t~n wt>: m·t>: ~m·rountle(l by so many stran~cr~ . I . ' U1> t lte Jtli ssow·i. 1,7 J.i'riday 18. 'Ve wc•·c visitt.•tl thi · moa·ning by sevc.~raJ r!aHot.•s of Indians. who joirwd those who WCI't.' ah·cady with us. and soon opened a nuuwrous council. 'Vc infoa·mcd them as we had done all the other Indian nat ions of out• friendship for them, and of om· clesire to pt'olnote peace among all ou1· red childr·cn in this countr·y. 'rhis was couv~yecl hy sigus thr·ough t.hc means of out· two chief's, and sermcd to he pet·fectly umler·stood. 'Vc tlarn matle a. second chit·f. and '-'av(} to all the chief~ a st1·in1-; of wampum, in renu~mba·am~e or what we had said. 'Vhih:t the coufrt·encc wa. · ~oin~ on four nac.·n <>ame in a (\anoc f•·om a hu·gc cncauapmtnt on an island aiJout eight miles bt'low, !Jut arter staying a few minutes returnee\ without. saying a. wol'd to us. \Vc now pt•ocm·cd L'•·om the [H'incipal chief ami one of the Cuinanapum nation a skctdt of the Colum!Jia, and the t•·ibcs of his nation living along Hs hanks antl those of the Tavtect. 'L"hcy dt·tnv it with a pieec or coa.l 011 a roue, ancl a.s we aftct·wards transfl~rt·ed to papCl·, it exhibited a valua!Jic specimen of In-dian dclind\.tion. Ilavin~; com pl etl~d the purpo ·cs or out· stay, we now be-gan to lay in om· stol'es, and Hsh being out of st•ason,Jmrchasel\ fot·ty do~s, l'm· whit.'lt we gave small artidt·l:l, such as bell~, thimbles, knitt in;.;-nect\les, ll1'ass wire, and a few beads,. :~.n exchange wit Ia which they all seemed pcl'f'cetly satisfied. rrhcse do~s, with six \ll'<tit·ic cocks killl'<l this morning, forme(\ a l>l('ntit'ul supply l'ot· the }li'C!:H.·ut. " ' c het·c left our ~uidc and tlw two young m ·n who had ;\ccompanicd him, two of the th1·ec not lwint; willing to go any further, and the third could be of no usc as he was uot a.cquaintctl with the ttivcl· below. 'Vc thet·el'urc took no Indians but out· t.wo ohiefs, and resumed out· joua·ney iu the pt·escncc of many of the Sokulks, '" ho came to witness out· dt'parturc. 'rhe morning was cool and fait•, aud the wiJHl ft•om the south-cast. Soon aftct'llfocceding, We passed the island in the mouth of Lewis river, and at eight miles reached a large1· island, which extends three vo:r .. n. :n |