The river has been about a quarter of a mile in width, with a current much more uniform than it was during the last two days. We killed two speckled gulls, and several ducks of a delicious flavour. CHAPTER II. The party in their passage still visited by the Indians--Lepage’s river described--immense quantities of salmon caught by the Indians--description of the river Towahnahiooks--Indian mode of stacking fish, and preparing them for market--description of the great falls--description of an Indian canoe--alarm excited by an anticipated attack from the Eheltoots--a very dangerous rapid passed in safety, called by the Indians the Falls--account of the Indian houses in the neighbourhood--another dreadful rapid passed without injury--some account of the Chilluckittequaw Indians--captain Clarke examines the great rapids--description of an Indian burial-place--the rapids passed in safety. Monday 21. The morning was cool, and the wind from the southwest. At five and a half miles we passed a small island, and one mile and a half mile further, another in the middle of the river, which has some rapid water near its head, and opposite to its lower extremity are eight cabins of Indians on the right side. We landed near them to breakfast; but such is the scarcity of wood that last evening we had not been able to collect any thing except dry willows, and of those not more than barely sufficient to cook our supper, and this morning we could not find enough even to prepare breakfast. The Indians received us with great kindness, and examined every thing they saw with much attention. In their appearance and employments, as well as in their language, they do not differ from those higher up the river. The dress too is nearly the same; that of the men consisting of nothing but a short robe of deer or goat skin; while the women wear only a piece of dressed skin, falling from the neck so as to cover the front of the body as low as the waist; a bandage tied round the body and passing between the legs; and over this a short robe of deer and antelope skin is occasionally thrown. Here we saw two blankets of scarlet, and one of blue cloth, and also a sailor’s round jacket; but we obtained only a few pounded roots, and some fish, for which we of course paid them. Among other things we observed some acorns, the fruit of the white oak. These they use as food either raw or roasted, and on inquiry informed us that they were procured from the Indians who live near the great falls. This place they designate by a name very commonly applied to it by the Indians, and highly expressive, the word _Timm_, which they pronounce so as to make it perfectly represent the sound of a distant cataract. After breakfast we resumed our journey, and in the course of three miles passed a rapid where large rooks were strewed across the river, and at the head of which on the right shore were two huts of Indians.