Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 17, 1806
At camp, hunters set out while small birds sang around the expedition. Captain Clark, still away, sent word to Captain Lewis that he had not yet acquired horses but planned to try at another village above the falls. Lewis replied that the party would move upriver to the basin the next day, as far as the canoes could travel. Hunters returned with only one deer. In the evening, several Indians visited camp, and one mentioned having killed two enemies on that ground during a past battle with southern nations.
eral of our hunters went out a hunting, the Small birds of different
kinds are Singing around us. Cap* Clark not returned but wrote
a line to Cap* Lewis that he had not purchased any horses yet but
was going up to another village above the falls where he expected
to purchase Some this day. Cap* Lewis wrote back that we Should
move tomorrow up to the bason as far as we can go with the
canoes, our hunters killed only one Deer this day. towards even-
ing a number of Indians visited our Camp one of them informed
us that he had killed 2 Indians on this ground in a battle some
years ago as they were at war with Some nations to the Southward.
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Several of our hunters went out hunting. The small birds of different kinds are singing around us. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) has not returned, but wrote a line to Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) saying that he had not purchased any horses yet, but was going up to another village above the falls where he expected to purchase some this day. Capt Lewis wrote back that we should move tomorrow up to the basin as far as we can go with the canoes. Our hunters killed only one deer this day.
Towards evening a number of Indians visited our camp. One of them informed us that he had killed two Indians on this ground in a battle some years ago, as they were at war with some nations to the southward.
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