Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 4, 1806
The party set out as usual, leaving the creek and ascending high plains before following a small branch down a ravine. Around noon they reached a small village on Lewis's River, about ten miles below its forks with the Kooskooskee. They bought poor dark root bread, two dogs, and some fish, then dined and pushed on. A Chopunnish (Nez Perce) chief informed them their Snake guide Toby had taken two of their best horses. They crossed to the north side, bought another dog, and camped with the head chief and his people.
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.
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In the morning, we set out as usual and proceeded on. We left the creek and ascended the high plains, then came to a small branch in a deep ravine. We followed down it. About noon we arrived at a small village on the bank of Lewises river where we halted, about 10 miles below the forks of the Kooskooskee and Lewises rivers. We bought a little dark-colored root bread, which is not good but will support nature. We bought 2 dogs and a few small fresh fish, etc. We dined and proceeded on. Soon we met one of the chiefs of the Flat Head or Chopennish tribe, with whom we left our horses and who went down to the narrows with us last fall. He tells us that Tobe, our Snake Indian guide, took 2 of our best horses away with him when he left us.
We crossed Lewises river to the north side to a small village where we bought only one dog, and camped. The head chief of the Chopennish tribe camped with us, along with a number more of his tribe who came down to meet us, etc.
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