Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 8, 1806
Several Native visitors came to the camp, presenting Frazer with a fine young horse and helping the party retrieve a canoe that had sunk. The men spent time exercising, running, and playing a game called base. In the evening, the party danced to fiddle music, as the Indians were eager to watch them perform.
number of the natives visited us and gave Frazer a fine young
horse a number of the natives joined and got out our canoe
which was sank, our party exercised themselves running and
playing games called base1 in the evening danced after the fiddle
as the Indians were anxious to see them.
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A number of the natives visited us and gave Frazer a fine young horse. A number of the natives joined and got out our canoe, which was sunk. Our party exercised themselves running and playing games called base. In the evening they danced to the fiddle, as the Indians were anxious to see them.
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