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Show Lewi.o; and Clcu·lu's Expcditwn extremity. The Imlians in tho ca,noc here made signs thut thet·e was a village behind those islands, and indeed we [n·esumcd there was a channel on that side ol' the rivet·, for one of the canoes passed in that direction bl'twt~cn the small islands. but wo wct•e anxious to 1,rcss f01·ward, and thct·efore did not stoll to examine more minutely. The a·iver was now about a mile and a ltalf iu width, with a gentle eur1·t..·.nt, the bottoms extensive and low, but not subject to be overflowed. rrht•cc miles below tho [mage canoe island we came to four lal'gc honscs on tlw h~ft side, at which. place wo ha.(l a full view ol' the mountain which we lh·st saw on the 19th of O(•tobcl', from the Musclcsbcll rapid, and which we now find to be the mount St. llelcn or Vancouver. It bears north. 25° east. about uinety miles distant; it J'ises in the fot·m of a sugar-loaf to a very gl'eat height, and is eovfred with snow. A mile lowcl' we passed a single housr on the left, and another on the right. 'l"'IH': Indians had now learnt so much of us, that their curiosity was without any mixtUJ·e of fear, and tl1eit· vbits became very frequent and troublesome. We ther<'forc continued on till after night, in hopes of getting •·id of them; but al'tc1• passing a village on each side, which on account or the lateness of the hour we saw indistinctly, we found there was no escaping t't·om their imllortunities. We therefore landed at the distance of seven miles below Image canoe island, and cncamt,cd ncar a single house on the right, having made dul'iug the day twenty-nine miles. Tho Skilloots v;hom we passed to-day, speak a language !omewhat diffct•ent from that of the Echcloots or Chilluckittequaws near tho long narrows. Their dress is similat•, except that the Skilloots possess more articles ]lrocm·ed fl'OUl the white trader~; and there is further ditl'crcncc between them, inasmuch as the Skilloots, both malrs and females, have the head tlattcncd. Their pr·iuciJlal food is fish. and wappatoo roots. and some elk and deer, in liilling which with their arrows, they seem very expert, for , Up the .JJ[issourr. Go during the short time wo t•emaiawd at t h<' village tba·ee deer wet·e brought in. 'V c also obsct·ved tlH.·re a tame bt•ail·o. As soon as we landed we were visited by two oanoes loaded with Indians, fa·om whom we pua·chasl~d a. few roots. 'l'hc ground!j along the river continue low and rich, and among the slu·ubs which covca· them is a largt> quantity or vines resembling the raspbca·ry. On the right tliC' 1uw gt·ounds are terminated at the distance of five miles by a. range of high hills covc1·cd with tall timber, aud runniug southeast and noa·thwest. The game as usual very abundant, and among other bit·ds we observe some wlaitc geese wilh a part of thcit· wings black. 'f•uesday, 5. Ou•· dwiec of a camp had been very unfortunate; for on a sand islantl opposite to us were immense uumbcrs of geese, swan-ducks, and other· wild fowl, who, dut·ing the whole night, serenaded us with a confusion of noises which completely pt•evcnted our sleeping. During the IaUer part of the night it rained. aml we thPI'cfot·e willingly left our encampmt•nt at an early hour. We passe$) at th1·ec miles a small prai t•ie. where c hP- rive•· is only throe quartt>rs of a mile in width, aml soon aflt'l' two houses on the lert, half a mile tlistant f .. om each otht..~t·; ft•om one of which thr·ce men came in a canoe mel·cly to look at us, and ha.vin~ done so t·ctm·ncd home. At eight miles we came t() the lower point. of an island. scpar·att>d f'a·om the t•ight. side by a narrow channel. on which, a sla01·t dist:.uwc ahove the end of the island, is situated a lal'ge village: it i!:! built more compactly than the gcncnllity or the Indian villagt•s, and the fa·ont has fourteen houses, which are ranged fo1· a quarter of a mile along the channel. As soon as we wet·c diseove• ·ccl seven canoes came out to see us, and aftct· some traf~ lie, dul'ing which they seemed well-disposed and or·dr;·ly, accompanied us a shot·t distance below. The river hct·c again widens to the Sllace of a mile and a half. As we dcst•. t•nd<.•d we soon observed, behind a sharp 1wint of rocks, a hannel a quarter of a mile wide, which we suppose must he VOD.JL K |