Their curiosity had been excited by the accounts of our two chiefs, who had gone on in order to apprise the tribes of our approach and of our friendly disposition toward them.

After dinner we reloaded the canoes and proceeded.

We soon passed a rapid opposite the upper point of a sandy island on the left, which has a smaller island near it.

At three miles is a gravelly bar in the river; four miles beyond this the Kimooenim (Snake) empties into the Columbia, and at its mouth has an island just below a small rapid.
"We halted above the point of junction, on the Kimooenim, to confer with the Indians, who had collected in great numbers to receive us.

On landing we were met by our two chiefs, to whose good offices we were indebted for this reception, and also the two Indians who had passed us a few days since on horseback; one of whom appeared to be a man of influence, and harangued the Indians on our arrival.