Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 21, 1806
The party recovered a horse that had broken away overnight and prepared to leave, frustrated by persistent thefts of tomahawks and iron spoons by local Indians. With nine loaded horses and four men taking two small canoes by water, they set out around 8 a.m. and reunited at midday with Captain Clark near the big falls; Clark had not bought any horses, but the Indians returned one to replace a lost animal. After portaging the canoes, they continued along the north side and camped opposite the mouth of Clark's River, purchasing dogs and firewood.
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.
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One of our horses broke away last night. We found him after hunting for a while this morning. We made ready to depart from this place, as the Indians are very troublesome to us — they have stolen 5 or 6 tomahawks, iron spoons, etc., etc. We loaded our horses, 9 in number. 4 men took 2 small canoes by water. We set out about 8 o'clock and proceeded on. About noon we arrived at the village below the big falls and joined Capt Clark (Capt. Clark), who had not purchased any horses. We bought 2 dogs. The Indians returned us a horse in lieu of one of those we lost, etc. We carried the canoes past the portage, moved everything above the portage, dined, and proceeded on the north side to a village opposite the mouth of Clarks River, 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 opposite side.
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