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Show by 1 wrpcmlicular rocks. Ilaving tlcsccndc~l in tl~is w~y. fol' a milo, we reached a pitch of the river, whach bemg tlanded by two large rocks, descends with great rapidity d~wn a fall eight feet in h~ight: as tho boats could not be navagatcd down tbis steep <lesccnt, we wct·c obliged to land and let them down as slowly as possible by sh·ong ropes ol' elk sl(in, which wo ha(l lll'C}Jared fot• the purpos{). 'rhey all passed in saf<~ty except one, which beiog loosed by the breaking or tbe ropes, was driveu down, but was recovered by the l ndiu. ns below. 'Vith this rallid ends the fit•st pitch of the great t'a\ls, which is not gt·eat in point of height, and ro m~u·kable only fot· the singular manner in which the rock, have divided its channel. I~'rom the marks every wlterc pcneivable at tho falls, it is obvious that in high ftoo<ls, which must be in the spring, the water below tho falls rises nearly to a level witb that above tbem. Of this rise, which is oroasioncd by some obstructions which we do not as yet kuow, the salmon must avail themselves to pass up the l'ivcr in such multitudes, that that fish is almost tho ou1y one caught in gt·cat abundance above the falls; but below that place, we observe the salmon tt·out, and the heads of a spe oics or trout ~smaller than the salmon trout, which is iu great quantities, and which they arc now buryjng to be used as thcit· wint~r food. A hole of any size being dug. thr sides and bottom are lined with straw, over which sldns are laid: on these the fish, after being well dried, is laid, covered with other skins, and the hole closed \\ith a layer of earth tw.-lve or fifteen inches deep. About tht·ee o'elocl.; we reached the lowet· camp. but our joy at ha,ing acconl pli~ hcd •his object was somewhat diminished, by the pe1·se outioo of a new acquaintance. On reaching the upper point of•hc portage, we found that the Indians hall been encamped thel'e not long since, aml had left behind them multi tudes of ficas. 'rlacsc sagacious animals were so pleased to exchange the st1·a.w and fish skins, in which they bad beon living, fo1· some better l'csidence, that we wel'e soon Up the .Jfli1Js9utti. c1)vered with them, and dua·ing the portage the nlen wel'c obliged tO strip to tbe skin, in Ol'der tO brush them rrom their bodies. They were not, however, so easily dislodged from our clothes, and accompanied us in great numbers to our camp. 'Vc saw no game except a sea otter, whicl1 was slwt in the narrow channel as we came down, but we could not get it. Having therefore scar·ecly any Jn·ovisions. wo purchased eight small fat dogs, a food to which we arc now com· pellcd to have recourse, fot· the Indians are very unwilling to sell us any of their good fish, which they rc~ervc for tlte market below. Fortunately, however·, the habit or using this animal has completely overcome the repugnanc<' which we felt at first, and the dug, if uot a favour·He dish, is always an acceptable one. The meridian altihule ol' to-day gives ~5Q ~2' 57" 3-10 north, as the latitude of our camp. On the hcacb neat· tlle Indian huts, we observed two canoes of a diffci·cnt shape anti size from any which Wl bad hitherto seen: one of these we got in exchange for our smallest canoe, giving a hat<·het and a f(•w tl'iukl'(!f to the owner, who 8aitl he had pur·chased it fa·om a white man below the falls, by giving him a hm·se. 'fhcse canoes at•e very beautifully made; they are wide in the middle and tapering towat·ds each end, with cur·ious figures carved on the bow. They are thin, but being strr.ngthed by ct•oss IJat·s, about an inch in diameter, which al'C tied with Sti'OIJ{; pieces of bark through holes in the sides, aa·e able to bmtr very heavy burdens, and seem calculated to live in the roughest water. A gn•at number of Indians both f1·om above and IJt•low the falls visited us to-day, and towards C\ cning we were informed by one of the chief's who had arcumpu.uicd us, that he had over·heaa·d tlaat the Indians below intended to attack us as we went down the rivet•: being at all time8 rca.tly for any attempt of that sort, we were not undc1· ga·eatN' lL}ll>l'C· bensions than usual at this intelligence: we, therefore, only |