Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 14, 1806
The party crossed the river with their baggage, swimming the horses to the north side, then moved a short distance downstream and made camp in a smooth bottom dotted with young pitch pine, planning to wait there until they could cross the mountains. Local natives visited the camp, and some principal men presented the officers with two fine horses. Hunters returned with five white bears, prairie hens, and squirrels. The men shared bear meat with the natives in exchange for their kindness and ate several troublesome stud horses.
men went across the river a hunting, we took our baggage and
Swam our horses across the river to the N. Side and mooved a
Short distance down the river and Encamped1 in a Smooth bottom
partly covred with young pitch pine in order to stay untill we can
cross the mountains, a number of the natives came across the
river to our Camp. Some of the principal men gave our officers
two fine horses, our hunters returned had killed Collins two bear
of the white kind, Labuche three white bear, and several prarie hens
Shannon Several prarie hens and Squerrells. we gave the natives
Some of our bear meat as they gave us so much & are So kind to us.
they cooked it in the Same manner as they Swet their commass
roots, we eat several of our stud horses as they have been trouble-
some to us.
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The men went across the river to hunt. We took our baggage and swam our horses across the river to the north side, and moved a short distance down the river and camped in a smooth bottom partly covered with young pitch pine, in order to stay until we can cross the mountains. A number of the natives came across the river to our camp. Some of the principal men gave our officers two fine horses. Our hunters returned: Collins had killed two bears of the white kind, Labuche three white bears and several prairie hens, and Shannon several prairie hens and squirrels. We gave the natives some of our bear meat, as they gave us so much and are so kind to us. They cooked it in the same manner as they steam their camas roots. We ate several of our stud horses, as they have been troublesome to us.
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