there was great joy with the nativs last night in consequence of the arrival of the Salmon
one of those fish was cought, this was the harbinger of good news to them.
William Clark
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This morning early we had our small canoes drawn out, and employed all hands in transporting our baggage on their back and by means of four pack horses, over the portage. This labour we had accomplished by 3 P.M. and established our camp a little above the present Skil-lute village...
-Meriwether Lewis-
The portage is over the rocks on the far bank
with much difficulty we obtained four other horses from the Indians today, we wer obliged to dispence with two of our kettles in order to acquire those.
we have now only one small kettle to a mess of 8 men
-Meriwether Lewis-
