Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 16, 1806

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.