Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 12, 1806
The expedition spent the day with a friendly Native tribe, with the captains tending to sick tribal members. Three warriors painted three of their finest horses and presented them as gifts to the officers, who reciprocated with ammunition and clasped hands as a token of friendship. The chief received a musket in exchange for caring for the expedition's horses. The party butchered another gifted horse for food and traded several of their own horses for better mounts.
attended on the Sick natives, three brave men of this tribe painted
up three of their horses the best they had & were excelent horses
they made a present of them to our officers, our officers then gave
them some ammunition and they locked hands with our officers
as a Sincere token of friendship &C. we killed another horse they
gave us to eat. our officers gave the chief a musket towards take-
ing care of our horses. Swapped Several of our horses for better
ones &C.
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We attended to the sick natives. Three brave men of this tribe painted up three of their horses, the best they had and excellent horses, and made a present of them to our officers. Our officers then gave them some ammunition, and they locked hands with our officers as a sincere token of friendship, etc. We killed another horse they gave us to eat. Our officers gave the chief a musket toward taking care of our horses. We swapped several of our horses for better ones, etc.
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