Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 30, 1806
The party retrieved their horses with help from local Indians. Before departing, an Indian brought a paralyzed woman to Captain Clark for treatment, offering a fine horse in exchange; Clark provided medicine and instructions, and gave the man a white shirt, which delighted him. Around 11 a.m. they set out, traveling about 16 miles across barren, treeless sandy plains dotted with a sage-like shrub called cum-cum, used by natives as fuel. They camped on the Walla Walla River, where hunters killed a beaver and an otter. Several horses choked on a weed but recovered.
went out for their horses an Indian brought a woman to Cap*
Clark which [was] diseased, had not the use of hir limbs, he
brought a fine horse and gave Cap* Clark for doctering hir he
gave meddicine and told them how to apply it &C. Cap* Clark
gave the Indian a white Shirt which pleased him verry much,
about 11 A. M. we got our horses up by the assistance of the
Indians and Set out proceeded on over Smooth barron Sandy
plains not a tree nor shrub to be seen except a weed or shrub
like wild hysop which is common, the natives use it when
i On the site of modern Wallula, Wash. Here old Fort Walla Walla, one
of the earliest fur-trade establishments in this portion of the country, was estab-
lished in 1818.
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dry for fires to cook with &C. the Indian name of it is cum-
cum. we came about 16 miles and Camped on the wal-a-wal
river,1 which has narrow bottoms partly covred with Small
timber 2 or 3 men went out hunting, one of them killed a large
beaver and an otter. Several of the horses chokd by eating some
kind of a weed in this bottom, but they got over it after a while.
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The men went out for their horses. An Indian brought a woman to Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) who was diseased and had not the use of her limbs. He brought a fine horse and gave it to Capt Clark for doctoring her. He gave medicine and told them how to apply it, etc. Capt Clark gave the Indian a white shirt, which pleased him very much.
About 11 A.M. we got our horses up with the assistance of the Indians and set out. We proceeded on over smooth, barren, sandy plains, with not a tree nor shrub to be seen except a weed or shrub like wild hyssop, which is common. The natives use it when dry for fires to cook with, etc. The Indian name of it is cum-cum.
We came about 16 miles and camped on the wal-a-wal (Walla Walla) river, which has narrow bottoms partly covered with small timber. Two or three men went out hunting; one of them killed a large beaver and an otter. Several of the horses choked by eating some kind of a weed in this bottom, but they got over it after a while.
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