Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 15, 1806

delayed untill after breakfast for to See if the natives would
sell us any horses but they did not incline to Sell any without
beeds which we have not got So we departed. Cap* Lewis &
Clark went on a small high Island2 to see a large burying
ground they saw seven large sepulchers made of wood in a
square form and by appearence is nearly a hundred persons
piled in one on another with their robes Sowed round them,
and all their heads down the River, we proceed from thence
to a village at the mouth of the [blank in Ms.] River3 on the
N. Side where we halted expecting to purchase Some horses
as the natives have a number at this place, but they wanted
beeds also and Sign to us that they hunt and go to wa[r] with
their horses &C. we purchased only one dog, and proceed
on passed several more small villages along the North Side,
about 3 P. M. we crossed over to the south side and arived at rock
Camp where we Camped on the 25th & 26th of Oc* last, we went
up the creek [a] little above and Camped4 under high clift of
rocks in order to lay here tomorrow & see if any horses can be
purchased about the narrows or falls the plains are green &
pleasant Saw a number of horses feeding in it which are in
good order as they have been wintered below in the narrow
bottoms where the rushes abound &C. we arfe Camped where
has been an ancient large village only the cellers now to be
Seen. George Drewyer killed a deer this evening, a number
of the natives visited us &C.