Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806
The expedition set out after sunrise and stopped at a creek and lodge to retrieve two canisters of powder they had hidden roughly seven miles upstream on their way down. The locals explained that dogs had dug open the cache, but they had safeguarded the powder; the party rewarded their honesty with small gifts. They crossed to the south side of the river, dined, and continued upstream, climbing a high hill with views of the snow-covered Rocky Mountains. They camped at an old Indian fishery on a creek, having killed only a duck and a pheasant.
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.
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After sunrise we proceeded on to a creek and lodge where we got our two canisters of powder, which we had hidden about 7 miles above this place as we passed down. They told us that the dogs scratched open the hole, and upon finding the powder they 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 proceeded on up the river, ascending a high hill. We saw the Rocky Mountains covered with snow. The country on these hills is very rich, thinly covered with pitch pine, thick grass, plants, wild onions, etc. We descended a hill down to a creek, followed up the creek a short distance, and camped at an old Indian camp fishery, or weir, that has lately been made in this creek. There is a considerable amount of cottonwood and pine on this creek. Some of the men killed only a duck and a pheasant.
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