Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 26, 1806
The crew completed work on a canoe and launched it into the river, which was rising. A number of Native visitors came to camp during the day. Two hunters who had crossed to the south side of the river returned, reporting that high water in the creek had prevented them from reaching the hunting grounds. Instead, they used the trip to trade with local people, obtaining a sizable quantity of shappalell bread and couse roots along with other provisions.
a hunting, we finished the canoe and put it in the river, a num-
ber of the natives visited us. the river riseing. our two hunters
returnd from the South Side of the river, the creek being so high
they did not go to where was any hunting but purchased consid-
erable of Shappalell and couse roots &C.
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...a hunting. We finished the canoe and put it in the river. A number of the natives visited us. The river is rising. Our two hunters returned from the south side of the river; the creek being so high, they did not go to where there was any hunting, but purchased a considerable amount of shappalell and couse roots, etc.
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