Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 6, 1805
On a clear, cold morning, the expedition packed up, gathered horses, and bought lash cords and other small items from the local natives. The natives broke camp around 10 a.m. to head toward the Missouri headwaters to hunt buffalo, displaying large numbers of people and horses. Suspecting these might be the rumored Welsh Indians, Captain Lewis recorded vocabulary from their language for later comparison. The party set out around 1 p.m. with 40 pack horses, three colts, and four mounted hunters, crossed a creek and a mountain about seven miles, and camped with only parched corn to eat amid light rain.
a clear cold morning. we began to pack up our baggage
and look up our horses &c. bought a nomber of lash chords
and other Small articles from the natives at 10 oClock A. M.
the natives all got up their horses and Struck their lodges in
order to move over on the head of the Missourie after the
buffalow. they make a large Show as they are numerous and
have abundance of horses. we take these Savages to be the
Welch Indians if their be any Such from the Language. So
Cap: Lewis took down the names of everry thing in their
Language, in order that it may be found out whether they are
1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
or whether they Sprang or origenated first from the welch or not.
about noon we got ready to Set out. we have now 40 good
pack horses, and three Colts. we loaded the horses Several
men had to take 2 horses &c. 4 hunters were furnished
horses without loads to hunt constant. about 1 oClock P. M.
we Set out. the natives Set out at the Same time to go over
on the Missourie. we proceeded on our journey. crossed a
large creek went over a mountain about 7 miles came down on
the Same creek and Camped nothing to eat but a little
pearched corn. on[e] hunter Stayed out all night. light
Sprinklings of rain through the course of the day.
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A clear, cold morning. We began to pack up our baggage and look up our horses, etc. We bought a number of lash cords and other small articles from the natives. At 10 o'clock A.M. the natives all got up their horses and struck their lodges in order to move over to the head of the Missouri after the buffalo. They make a large show, as they are numerous and have an abundance of horses. We take these natives to be the Welsh Indians, if there are any such, judging from their language. So Cap: Lewis (Capt. Lewis) took down the names of everything in their language, in order that it may be found out whether they are, or whether they sprang or originated first from the Welsh or not.
About noon we got ready to set out. We now have 40 good pack horses and three colts. We loaded the horses; several men had to take 2 horses each, etc. Four hunters were furnished horses without loads to hunt constantly. About 1 o'clock P.M. we set out. The natives set out at the same time to go over to the Missouri. We proceeded on our journey, crossed a large creek, went over a mountain about 7 miles, came down on the same creek, and camped. Nothing to eat but a little parched corn. One hunter stayed out all night. Light sprinklings of rain through the course of the day.
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