Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 26, 1806
The party began the day with a meager breakfast of dry elk meat and traveled about 12 miles across a low, level, sandy plain before stopping to dine on more dry elk, their only remaining food. After resting an hour in the warm weather, they continued on, accompanied by several Native people moving up the river, some headed over the Rocky Mountains to hunt buffalo. Snow was visible on mountains to the south and southeast. The group covered over 20 miles total and camped along the riverbank, with only small willows available for firewood.
light breakfast of a little dry Elk meat and set out proced on
over a low level Smooth Sandy plain about 12 miles & halted &
dined on a little dry Elk meat as we have nothing else, the day
warm, we delayed about 1 hour and proceed on a number of
the natives followed us, who are mooveing up the river & Some
of them are going over the rockey mount” to kill buffaloe. Saw
considerable of Snow on the mountains to the South & S East,
came 20 odd miles this day & Camped on the bank of the river.1
only small willows to burn &C.
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Had a light breakfast of a little dry elk meat and set out. Proceeded on over a low, level, smooth sandy plain about 12 miles, then halted and dined on a little dry elk meat, as we have nothing else. The day was warm. We delayed about 1 hour and proceeded on. A number of the natives followed us; they are moving up the river, and some of them are going over the Rocky Mountains to kill buffalo. Saw considerable snow on the mountains to the south and southeast. Came 20-odd miles this day and camped on the bank of the river. Only small willows to burn, etc.
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