Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 3, 1806
Several Native visitors came to camp, and three hunters returned with five deer and a black bear. Ordway's horse, which he had ridden to the Kinooenim River, was failing—sore-backed, weak, and dispirited. Fortunately, an Indian who recognized the horse as a strong runner when in good condition offered to trade. Ordway received a large, sturdy horse in the swap. He notes that local Natives prize fast horses for buffalo hunting and will trade their best animals for runners, even inferior ones.
a number of the natives visited us. three of our hunters came in
had killed five deer and one black bear, my horse that I wrode
over to the kinooenim river nearly failed and his back verry sore
and poor & in low Spirits and as luck would have it an Indian
brought me a large good strong horse and Swaped with me as he
knew my horse to be good when in order to run the buffaloe which
is their main object to git horses that will run and Swap their
best horses for Servis, for them that will run if they are not half
as good as otherways.
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A number of the natives visited us. Three of our hunters came in. They had killed five deer and one black bear. My horse, that I rode over to the Kinooenim River, nearly failed, and his back was very sore and poor, and he was in low spirits. As luck would have it, an Indian brought me a large, good, strong horse and swapped with me, as he knew my horse to be good when in order to run the buffalo. That is their main object: to get horses that will run, and they will swap their best horses for service for those that will run, even if they are not half as good in other ways.
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