Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1806
Several men visited nearby villages to trade for roots, which the party found nourishing but less satisfying than meat. They slaughtered an unmanageable horse a Native had given them for food. The sick member of the group and the interpreter's child were both improving, the Native man under their care underwent another sweat treatment, and the gelded horses were healing well. Light rain fell in the afternoon. Three hunters returned with five deer, and three more men came back from the villages with a good quantity of roots, while six remained out.
several of our men went to the villages around us to procure
roots. These roots are a good diet, but in general we do not
relish them so well as meat. We therefore killed another
horse to day, which one of the natives gave us some time ago
for that purpose. He was so wild and vicious that we could
not manage him or do any thing with him.
Our sick man is getting some better, and the interpreter’s
child is recovering fast. The Indian, that we have under
cure, had another sweat to day; and our horses, that have had
the quieting operation performed on them are all mending.
In the afternoon some rain fell, and three of our hunters came
in, and brought with them five deer, they had killed: three
men also came in from the villages and brought a good supply
of roots; six yet remained out.
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Several of our men went to the villages around us to get roots. These roots are good food, but in general we do not enjoy them as much as meat. We therefore killed another horse today, which one of the natives had given us some time ago for that purpose. He was so wild and vicious that we could not manage him or do anything with him.
Our sick man is getting somewhat better, and the interpreter's child is recovering quickly. The Indian whom we have been treating had another sweat today; and our horses, on which the quieting operation was performed, are all improving. In the afternoon some rain fell, and three of our hunters came in, bringing with them five deer they had killed. Three men also came in from the villages and brought a good supply of roots; six were still out.
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