Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 27, 1806
After morning showers, the party set out around 9 o'clock and traveled through the plains, joined by many Native Americans. Light rain fell intermittently throughout the day. They halted for about two hours before continuing on until sunset, when they reached a large village of mat-lodges belonging to a band of Walla Walla people camped on the north side of the river. The expedition stopped there for the night, and the Walla Wallas kindly provided faggots of brush gathered from the abundant sage bushes growing on the plains.
showers of rain; and about 9 o’clock we proceeded on through
the plains, accompanied by a great many of the natives. Some
light showers of rain fell at intervals during the day ; and after
halting about 2 hours we continued our journey to sunset,
when we came to a large village of mat-lodges, belonging to
a band of the Wal-la-wal-las, who have encamped here on the
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north side of the river. Here we remained all night, and the
natives were good enough to supply us with some faggots of
brush, they had gathered in the plains from the sage bushes,
which grow in great abundance on some parts of these plains
and are very large.
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There were showers of rain; and about 9 o'clock we proceeded on through the plains, accompanied by a great many of the natives. Some light showers of rain fell at intervals during the day; and after halting about 2 hours we continued our journey until sunset, when we came to a large village of mat-lodges, belonging to a band of the Wal-la-wal-las (Walla Wallas), who have camped here on the north side of the river.
Here we remained all night, and the natives were good enough to supply us with some bundles of brush they had gathered in the plains from the sage bushes, which grow in great abundance on some parts of these plains and are very large.
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