Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 25, 1806
The expedition started early and at 10 a.m. encountered many Native people on horseback who turned back to travel with them. By noon they reached a very large band of the Walla Walla nation, around 500 men, women, and children, well dressed in deer, bighorn, and buffalo skins, with many horses, who had come to the river to fish for salmon. After a two-hour halt, the party continued on. Many men had sore feet, so officers walked to let them ride. They traveled 13 miles and camped at a small willow grove.
early. At 10 o’clock we met a great many of the natives on
horseback, who turned back with us. At noon we came to a
very large band of the Wal-a-waltz nation, the most numerous
we had seen on the Columbia; I suppose it consisted of 500
persons, men, women and children; and all of them tolerably
well clothed with robes of the skins of the deer, the ibex or
big horned animal and buffaloe. They have a great many
horses and lately came to the river to fish for salmon. We
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halted here two hours and then went on. The men in general
complain of their feet, being sore; and the officers have to go
on foot to permit some of them to ride. We went 13 miles
and encamped at a small grove of willows. There being no
other wood for a considerable distance.
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Early. At 10 o'clock we met a great many of the natives on horseback, who turned back with us. At noon we came to a very large band of the Wal-a-waltz nation, the most numerous we had seen on the Columbia. I suppose it consisted of 500 persons—men, women, and children—and all of them were reasonably well clothed with robes made from the skins of deer, the ibex or big-horned animal, and buffalo. They have a great many horses and had lately come to the river to fish for salmon.
We halted here two hours and then went on. The men in general complain of their feet being sore, and the officers have to go on foot to allow some of them to ride. We traveled 13 miles and camped at a small grove of willows, there being no other wood for a considerable distance.
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