Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806

after Sunrise and proceeded on to a creek2 and lodge where we got
our two canisters of powder which we hid about 7 miles above this
as we passd down, they told us that the dogs Scratched open the
hole and they finding the powder took care of it for us. we gave
them Small articles for being so honest we crossed the river to
the South Side, dined and proceed on up the river ascended a
high hill. Saw the rockey mountains covred with Snow, the
country on these hills is verry rich, thinly covred with pitch pine,
thick grass plants wild onions, &C. descended a hill down on a
creek followed up the creek a short distance and Camped3 at an
old In — [Indian] Camp fishery or were [weir] has lately been
made in this creek considerable of cotton wood & pine on this
creek. Some of the men killed a duck & a pheasant only.