Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 21, 1806

horses broke away last night we found him after hunting a while
this morning we make ready to depart from this place as the In-
dians are verry troublesome to us have stole 5 or 6 tomma-
hawks Iron Spoons &.C. &C.2 we loaded our horses 9 in number.
4 men took 2 small canoes by water, we set out about 8 oClock
and proceed on about noon arived at the village below the big
falls, joined Cap* Clark who had not purchased any horses, we
bought 2 dogs, the Indians returned us a horses in liew of one of
those we lost &C. we carryed the canoes past the portage and
mooved all above the portage and dined and proced on the N. Side
1 For a more detailed description of this game see Clark’s journal for April 18.
2 Ordway pictures but faintly the misconduct and knavery of the Indians.
Probably for the only time during the entire expedition Lewis inflicted physical
chastisement on an Indian — and completed the job by ordering the men to
kick him out of camp.
1806] SERGEANT ORD WAY’S JOURNAL 345
to a village opposite the mouth of Clarks River1 where we Camped
as the road leaves the river at this place we bought 3 dogs and a
little wood to cook with one of the canoes Stayed on the oppo-
site Side.