Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 19, 1806
After snow fell on the hills overnight, the men spent the day portaging baggage and canoes about two miles past the narrows of the Columbia, camping at the head above the village. They also carried firewood with them, since it was scarce and highly valued by the local Native people. Captain Clark purchased three or four additional horses during the day and, in the evening, set out with three men to a village at the Short Narrows to acquire more horses before the rest of the party arrived.
fell on the hills last night, all hands went at packing the baggage
past the portage which is about 2 miles towards evening we got
all the baggag[e] and canoes carried to the head of the narrows
above the village & Camped carried our firewood past the port-
age also as it is so hard [to procure] about the village that the Sav-
ages value it high. Cap* Clark bought 3 or 4 more horses this day.
1 From the foot of the Dalles of the Columbia, where the town of The Dalles
is located, to their commencement in the Great (or Celilo) Falls is a distance
of fourteen miles. This portion of their route was covered by the explorers on
April 18, 19, 20, and the forenoon of April 21.
344 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [April 20
Cap4 Clark and 3 men Set out this evening to go up to the Short
narrows at a village in order to purchase horses untill our arival.
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Snow fell on the hills last night. All hands set to work packing the baggage past the portage, which is about 2 miles. Toward evening we got all the baggage and canoes carried to the head of the narrows above the village and camped. We carried our firewood past the portage as well, since it is so hard to procure around the village that the Indians value it highly. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) bought 3 or 4 more horses this day.
Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and 3 men set out this evening to go up to the Short Narrows at a village in order to purchase horses until our arrival.
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