Clark: June 9, 1806
The party gathered their horses and tried to trade sore-backed mounts to the Nez Perce for sound ones, succeeding in only one exchange, though a man later swapped a poor horse for a good one. Chiefs Hohastillpilp and Broken Arm departed with their villages for the plains of the Snake River, while Cut Nose rode off to capture young eagles for their feathers. The men, eager to head home, amused themselves with quoits, prisoner's base, and footraces. The Flathead River continued falling rapidly, the natives' signal that mountain snows had melted enough to cross.
Moday June 9th 1806 We had all of our horses brought up and attempted to
exchange our Sore back and most indifferent horses with the indians for
Sound back horses, we exchanged one only. Hohasillpilp took his leave of
us and Set out for the Plains of Lewises river, with Several of the nativs
who Visited us yesterday. The broken arm came over and continued a fiew
minits with us this morning, and also took his leave of us & Set out
with his Village for the plains of Lewis’s river. The Cut nose borrowed a
horse and rode down the flathead river a fiew miles to take Some young
Eagles, which he intends to raise for their feathers. in the evening one
of the young Cheifs who had given both Capt Lewis and my Self a horse came
to our camp accompanied by 10 of his people and continued with us all
night. one of our men exchanged a very indefferent horse for a very good
one. our party exolted with the idea of once more proceeding on towards
thier friends and Country are elert in all their movements and amuse
themselves by pitching quates, Prisoners bast running races &c-.
The flat head river is Still falling fast and nearly as low as it was at
the time we arrived at this place. this fall of water is what the nativs
have informed us was a proper token for us. when this river fell the Snows
would be Sufficiently melted for us to Cross the Mountains. the greater
length of time we delayed after that time, the higher the grass would grow
on th Mountains-.
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Monday June 9th 1806. We had all of our horses brought up and attempted to exchange our sore-backed and most inferior horses with the Indians for sound-backed horses; we exchanged only one. Hohasillpilp took his leave of us and set out for the plains of Lewis's River, with several of the natives who visited us yesterday. The Broken Arm came over and stayed a few minutes with us this morning, and also took his leave of us and set out with his village for the plains of Lewis's River. The Cut Nose borrowed a horse and rode down the Flathead River a few miles to take some young eagles, which he intends to raise for their feathers. In the evening, one of the young chiefs who had given both Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and myself a horse came to our camp accompanied by 10 of his people and stayed with us all night. One of our men exchanged a very inferior horse for a very good one. Our party, excited at the idea of once more proceeding on toward their friends and country, are alert in all their movements and amuse themselves by pitching quoits, prisoner's base, running races, etc.
The Flathead River is still falling fast and is nearly as low as it was at the time we arrived at this place. This fall of water is what the natives have informed us was a proper sign for us: when this river fell, the snows would be sufficiently melted for us to cross the mountains. The greater length of time we delayed after that, the higher the grass would grow on the mountains.
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