Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 14, 1806

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.