Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 9, 1806
The party camped at the Twisted Hair's village, where the chief sent for their horses and pack saddles. One man was dispatched to retrieve ammunition left at Canoe Camp, and a band of Indians arrived from another village to visit. By evening, Willard returned with the ammunition and saddles, and most of the horses were brought in, some in good condition though others had been ridden for hunting. The party caught and hobbled them. The surrounding plains were rich with camas, wild onions, and edible roots. The evening turned cold, rainy, and windy.
to the twisted hairs village where we Camped, the chief Sent for our
horses & pack Saddles one of our men went for the ammunition
we left at canoe Camp1 a band of Indians came from another
village to See us. towards evening Willard returnd with the ammu-
nition and the pack Saddles the Indians brought up the most of
our horses. Some of them in good order, we caught & hobbled
them. Some of them had been rode after Deer &C. these plains
are Smooth Soil rich & filled with commass wild onions and white
roots calld halse & other roots good for food which the natives live
on at this Season of the year, the evening cold rainy & windy.
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We went to the Twisted Hair's village, where we camped. The chief sent for our horses and pack saddles. One of our men went for the ammunition we left at Canoe Camp. A band of Indians came from another village to see us. Toward evening Willard returned with the ammunition and the pack saddles. The Indians brought up most of our horses, some of them in good order. We caught and hobbled them. Some of them had been ridden after deer, etc.
These plains are smooth, the soil rich and filled with camas, wild onions, and white roots called halse, and other roots good for food which the natives live on at this season of the year. The evening was cold, rainy, and windy.
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