Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 16, 1806
Several Indians camped with the party overnight. Six men left early to hunt, while Captain Clark and eight others crossed the river with merchandise to trade for horses, planning to continue up to the falls if local prices proved too high. Clark sent some goods back when Indians demanded more than the party could offer. Sergeant Gass and two men worked on pack saddles. Hunters returned with only two deer, two squirrels of a new kind, a large new grey squirrel, and a duck or two; Lewis had the unusual skins preserved. Game was scarce.
eral Indians stayed at our Camp last night. 6 of the party went
out eairly a hunting. Cap* Clark and 8 more of the party went
across the River and took Some marchandize & other articles in
1 “at the entrance of a small run.” Lewis. The run was something over
six miles above While Salmon River; apparently il was modern Major Creek,
in Klickitat County, Wash.
‘ Sepulchre Island, one of a group known as the Memaloose Islands, from a
Klickitat name signifying “the dead.”
3 Klickitat River, Wash., in the county of the same name. The town of
Lyle is on or near the site of the Indian village at which Lewis and Clark stopped.
4 Mill Creek, in Wasco County, Ore. For the camp of Oct. 25, 26, and ’27,
180.”) see ante, 304, note I.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 343
order to purchase horses &C. Cap* Clark intends going up to the
falls & See if any is to be had their, a number of Indians Came
to our Camp Some of them on horse back. Serg* Gass and 2 men
Set at makeing pack Saddles. Cap* Clark Sent back a part of the
articles as the Indians asked more for their horses than our goods
would admit of, but he was going up to the falls in hopes to git
Some their by giving a little more than has been offered as yet.
our hunters killed this day only two Deer [and] 2 Squerrells of a
new kind of any we ever Saw before. Cap* Lewis had the Skins
Stuffed & taken care of. one large new kind of a grey Squerrell
also. 1 or 2 ducks the game is verry scarce about this place.
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Several Indians stayed at our camp last night. Six of the party went out early to hunt. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) and eight more of the party went across the river and took some merchandise and other articles in order to purchase horses, etc. Capt. Clark intends to go up to the falls and see if any are to be had there. A number of Indians came to our camp, some of them on horseback. Sgt. Gass and two men set to making pack saddles. Capt. Clark sent back a part of the articles, as the Indians asked more for their horses than our goods would allow, but he was going up to the falls in hopes of getting some there by giving a little more than has been offered as yet.
Our hunters killed this day only two deer and two squirrels of a new kind unlike any we ever saw before. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) had the skins stuffed and taken care of. One large new kind of grey squirrel also. One or two ducks. The game is very scarce about this place.
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