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Show treat us hospitably, set them an example, by bringing him' Sclf an arm full of wood, aml a platter containing three roast- ed mullets. They immediately asst>nted to one part, at least of the recommendation, by furni~hing us with an ahun· dance of the only SOl't of fuel they em]lloy, the stems of ·ln·uhs g•·owing in th~ plains. 'Ve then purchased four dog . on which we supped heartily. having been on short allowance for two days past. 'Vhen we were dispos<'d to slt~ep, the IncHans retired immediately on our r<'qucst, and indeed, unifot•m1y conductetl themselves with gr<'al prop1·iety. These pcolllo live on roots. which arc Yet·y abundant in the plains. and eatch a f·w salmon-trout; but at present they seem to ~ubsist cl1i<·fly on a species of mullet, weighing ft·om one tf} three pounds. They now informt"cl us that opposite to th~ village, t lat"t'C was a. t•oute which led to the mouth of the Kooskoosl\.ce, on the south side of Lewis's river, that the POad itselt' was good, and passed ovet• a level countt·y, well supplied with watct• and grass, and that we should meet with plenty or tlcer an(l antelOJ>C. We knew that a road in that dh-rction would sho1·ten the distance at least eighty miles, and as the report of om· guide was confirmed by Yellept and a>thct· Indians, we di(\ not ht"sitatc to ndopt that course; the' a<lded, however, that there wct·e no houses or ]Jermancnt re ... ~idence oflmlians on the road, and it was therefore dcemct, prudent not to tt·ust wholly to our guns, but to lay in a stock of llrovisions. In the mot·ning, Monday, 28, therefor~ we JHll'chascd ten dogs. 'Vldle this trade was carrying on by our nwn, Ycllcpt brought a fine white horse, and tn·esented him to captain Clarke, eX(U'ess· h1g at the same time, a wish to h.ave a kettle; but on being informed that we had ah·eady dis1Josed of the last kottle we could S}Jare, he said he would bo tontent with any present we should make in rf:'turn. Captain Clarke therefore gave his sword, l'ot· which the chief had bcfot'e exp1·csscd a desire. adding one hundred balls, some powder, and other Slnall Ut·ti~les, with which he a(Jl)C.Ul'ed perfectly satisfied. l! p tlu~ e~llisso u1•i. \Ve were now anxious to depal't, and rt~qucstctl YcllC})t to lend us canoes for· tue pm·posc or cr·os~in~ • he river. nut he would not listt·n to any pt·oposal of lca,·ing the village. lle wished us to remain two oi' tht·ec dn.) s; hut would not let us go to-day, for he had a.h·ca.dy sent to .invite hi~ Jwjghl~ om·s, tho Chimna1Joos, to come down this evening and join his people in o. dance for our amusement. 'Vc ur·gcd. in vain, that by setting out sooner, we woulll the ca.t·lict· return with the articles they desit·ed; for n. day, he observed, would make but little difference. W c at length mentioned, that as there was no wind, it was now the best time to ct·oss the rivc1·, and would merely take the horses over, am\ return to sleep at their village. 'I'o this he assl·ntcd, and we then crossed with our horses, and having hobbled them, rc· turned to theh· cam1,· I~ortunately there was among these \Vollawollabs, a prisoner belonging to a tt·ibc of Slwshonce or Snake Indians, residing to the south of the ~Iult.uomnh_, and visiting occasionally the heads of the Wollawollab creek. Ou1· Shosl10nce woman, Sacajawcah, though sh" lJclongcd to a tribe ncar the 1\'lissoud, S{lOke the sumo Ian .. guagc as this pl'isoner, aud by their means we wca·c able to explain ou1·sclves to the Indians, and answer all tbeir· inquiJ• ics with resl)CCt to oursehcs aml the object or ou1· journey. Our convct·satioo inspired them. with much confidence, and they soon bt•ought scvel'a.l sick pct·sons. for whom they requested OUL' assistance. " ' c spljntcL·ed the ln·oken at·m of one, ga\'c some relief to uno thea·, "hose lincc was con· tractcd by t·heuma.tism, aml administe1·ell "hat \\ e thougiLt bencficjal fot· ul<~<'l's aml eruptions of the skin, on vm·ious parts of the Lwdy, which arc very common uho1·der~ among them. llut our most ,·aluablc mcdiduc was cyc-walct·~ ·which we dlstt·ilmted, and which, inuccd, they rcquil·etl VCI'Y much: the com1•h\int of the CJCS, oecasiuncd IJy Ji¥ing on the water, and inct·cn.s.cd by the t'tnc saJHl ol: t:fe plllins, being nnw ll!livcr·•ml. ' ""OJ,. l r·. T. t I |