Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 31, 1806
The party rose early and began their return journey after some of their fish were stolen overnight. Their old chief and his companion remained behind, still hoping to catch fish. Retracing their route, they reached the fork of the Toomonamah (Salmon) River, about 150 yards wide, and continued to the village they had passed two days earlier. There the chief recommended a shorter, better road and sent two boys as guides. The path crossed a rough hill, returned to the river, then climbed a long ridge to a large village, where they camped at nightfall.
of our fish and went away in the night, we got up our horses eairly
and set out on our return our old chief and his man stayed as
they had got no fish yet, so we followed back the same road we
went on to the the fork of the kimooenim [Salmon River] which
the Indian name of it is Toomonamah river which is about 150
yards wide, we followed up to the village we left the day before
yesterday, their the chief directed us another way whi[ch] he said
was nearer & a better road and Sent 2 boys to show us the way to
a village on the road, they took us over a verry bad hill down on
to the Thommonama river again then left the river [and] as-
cended a high long hill near the top of which is a large village we
Camped near sd village as night came on.
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Some of our fish were taken and they went away in the night. We got up our horses early and set out on our return. Our old chief and his man stayed, as they had not yet gotten any fish. So we followed back the same road we had come on to the fork of the Kimooenim (Salmon River), whose Indian name is Toomonamah River, which is about 150 yards wide. We followed it up to the village we had left the day before yesterday. There the chief directed us another way, which he said was nearer and a better road, and sent 2 boys to show us the way to a village on the road. They took us over a very bad hill down to the Thommonama River again, then left the river and ascended a high, long hill, near the top of which is a large village. We camped near said village as night came on.
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