Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 5, 1806
The party crossed the river to nearby villages to trade for uppah and couse roots. Their hunters returned in the evening with a black bear and five deer. They learned that an Indian had set out days earlier to attempt a crossing of the mountains, but he came back to camp after dark, reporting that he had crossed one mountain before his horse fell while fording a high, rapid creek, injuring him. He planned to wait for lower water. The Kooskee River was falling rapidly.
went across the river to Some villages and purchased Some uppah
& couse. towards evening our hunters all came in had killed one
black bear and five deer and informed us that an Indian had Set
out Some days past to cross the mountains if possable but soon
1 Two tomahawks rather, one of which Clark had left in camp and the other
of which had been stolen. The latter was especially prized, because it had been
the personal property of Sergeant Floyd and Clark was desirous of returning it
to the dead soldier’s friends.
364 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [June 6
after dark he returned to our Camp and informed us that he went
over one mountain and in attempting to cross a creek which was
high and rapid his horse fell and hurt him So he turned back to
wait untill the water falls, the river kooskee is falling fast.
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Went across the river to some villages and purchased some uppah and couse. Toward evening our hunters all came in. They had killed one black bear and five deer, and informed us that an Indian had set out some days past to cross the mountains if possible, but soon after dark he returned to our camp and informed us that he went over one mountain and in attempting to cross a creek which was high and rapid his horse fell and hurt him, so he turned back to wait until the water falls. The river Kooskee is falling fast.
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