Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 4, 1806

ing, we Set out as usal and proced on left the creek and assend-
ed high plains came on a Small branch in a deep revean. fol-
lowed down it. about noon we arived at a small village3 on the
bank of Lewises river where we halted about 10 miles below the
forks of kooskooskee & Lewises rivers, we bought a little dark
couloured root bread which is not good but will Support nature,
bought 2 dogs & a fiew Small fresh fish &C. we dined4 and
proceed on Soon met one of the chiefs of the flat head or Chopen-
nish tribe who we left our horses with & who went down to the
narrows with us last fall, he tells us that tobe our Snake Indn
guide took 2 of our best horses away with him when he left us.
we crossed Lewises river to the N. Side to a Small village where
we bought only one dog and Camped5 the head chief of the
Chopennish tribe Camped with us and a number more of his
tribe who came down to meet us, &.C.