Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 28, 1806
The party, joined by another Native guide, rode across a plain for about two hours before turning south into rough timbered country. Throughout the day they spotted bighorn sheep and around fourteen deer, passing patches of snow and fallen timber. A heavy thunderstorm struck in the afternoon. Toward evening they descended a difficult hill to a creek, followed it for some distance, and arrived at a village where they made camp for the night.
an other Indn went with us. we rode on a plain about 2 hours
then left the road and bore South thro an unlevel timbred country
untill towards evening. Saw Several big horn animel or mountain
Sheep and Saw 14 deer in this timbred country Some Spots of
Snow & falling timber, had a hard Thunder Shower, towards
evening we descended a bad hill down on a creek followed it
down Some distance and arived at a village where we Camped.
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Another Indian went with us. We rode on a plain for about 2 hours, then left the road and bore south through an uneven timbered country until toward evening. Saw several bighorn animals, or mountain sheep, and saw 14 deer in this timbered country. Some spots of snow and falling timber. We had a hard thunder shower. Toward evening we descended a bad hill down to a creek, followed it down some distance, and arrived at a village where we camped.
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