They [Shâh-ha-la nation] had lately returned to the rapids as the Salmon will begin to run shortly.—
Meriwether Lewis

This evening the Musquetors were verry troublesom this evening, it is the    first time they have been so this Spring.
William Clark

we continued our rout along the N. side of the river passed diamond Island and whitebrant island to the lower point of a handsom prarie opposite to the upper entrance of the Quicksand river; here we encamped having traveled 25 miles today. we determined to remain at our present encampment a day or two for the several purposes of examining quicksand river
-Meriwether Lewis-

as we could not learn any name of the natives for this stream we called it Seal river from the great abundance of those animals which we saw about it's entrance.
-Meriwether Lewis-

in the entrance of Seal river I saw a summer duck or wood duck as they are sometimes called.
-Meriwether Lewis-