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a verry windy night and morning wind from the West and hard,
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Send out hunters and they killed 4 deer 1 pheasent and a Squirel the 2 Chiefs and party Continue with us, we treat them well give them to eate & Smoke, they were joined by Seven others, from below who Stayed about 3 hours and returned down the river in a pet, Soon after the Chiefs deturmined to go home we had them put across the river the wind verry high, we took a vocabelary of the Languages of the 2 nations, the one liveing at the Falls call themselves E-nee-shur [1] The other resideing at the levels or narrows in a village on the Std. Side call themselves E-chee-lute not withstanding those people live only 6 miles apart, but fiew words of each others language— the language of those above having great Similarity with those tribes of flat heads we have passed— all have the Clucking tone anexed which is predomint. above, all flatten the heads of their female children near the falls, and maney above follow the Same Custom [2] The language of the Che-luc-it-te-quar [3] a fiew miles below is different from both in a Small degree. The wind increased in the evening and blew verry hard from the Same point W. day fair and Cold— The Creek at which we are Encamped is Called by the natives— Que-nett —Some words with Shabono about his duty— 〈Falls M〉 The pinical of Falls mountain bears S 43° W. about 35 miles
Wind hard from the west all the last night and this morning. [4] Some words with Shabono our interpreter about his duty. Sent out Several hunters who brought in four Deer, one Grouse & a Squirel. The two Chiefs & party was joined by Seven others from below in two canoes, we gave them to eate & Smoke Several of those from below returned down the river in a bad humer, haveing got into this pet by being prevented doeing as they wished with our articles which was then exposed to dry— we took a Vocabelary of the Languages of those two chiefs which are verry different notwithstanding they are Situated within Six miles of each other, Those at the great falls Call themslves E-nee-shur and are understood on the river above: Those at the Great Narrows Call themseles E-che-lute and is understood below, maney words of those people are the Same, [5] and Common to all the flat head Bands which we have passed on the river, all have the clucking tone anexed which is prodomonate above. all the Bands flatten the heads of the female Children, and maney of the male children also. Those two Chief leave us this evening and returned to their bands, the wind verry high & from the West, day proved fair and Cool.
The nativs Call this Creek near which we are encamped— Que-nett.
Sunday 27th Oct. 1805. a fair morning. the wind high from the west. Six men went out to hunt. Some of the Indians Stayed with us our officers gave one of the principal men a meddle and Some other Small articles. towards evening the hunters returned to camp had killed four Deer. we Set the Indians across the River. the waves roled verry high.—
Sunday 27th. This was a fine clear morning, but the wind blew very hard up the river, and we remained here all day. This is the first hunting ground we have had for a long time, and some of our men went out. Part of the natives remained with us; but we cannot find out to what nation they belong. We suppose them to be a band of the Flathead nation, as all their heads are compressed into the same form; though they do not speak exactly the same language, but there is no great difference, and this may be a dialect of the same. [6] This singular and deforming operation is performed in infancy in the following manner. A piece of board is placed against the back of the head extending from the shoulders some distance above it; another shorter piece extends from the eye brows to the top of the first, and they are then bound together with thongs or cords made of skins, so as to press back the forehead, make the head rise at the top, and force it out above the ears. In the evening our hunters came in and had killed 4 deer and some squirrels. The wind blew hard all this day.
Sunday 27th Oct. 1805. a clear morning. the wind high from the west. 6 of the party went out to hunt, back from the River in the timbered country, Such as white oak and pitch pine. the wind continued high all day in the evening the hunters returned to Camp had killed 4 Deer. we Set the Savages across the River which had been with us all day eating our venison. our officers gave one of the principal men a meddle &c.
Sunday October 27th This morning Clear, but the Wind blew high from the West, which continued so the whole of this day. Six of our party went out, in Order to hunt, back from the River in a timbered Country, the growth of which was white Oak & pitch pine Trees. In the Evening our hunters returned with 4 Deer which they had killed.— We carried the Indians that had been with us all day; across the River, in order that they might go to their Village. Our officers gave the principal Men that was among them Medals & some other small articles.—
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