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Show ~08 Lewis aud Cla1•1-:e',, Expedition, &c. tains. The old chief in the m.eantime gradually recovered the use of his limbs, and our own man was nearly restot·ctl to his former health. The Indians who had been with us ' now returned, and invited us to their village on the follow-ing day, I~'a·iday, June 6, t.o give us tlu·it· fiunl answer to a number of proposals which we had m:.u.lc to them. "Nc<~shncpabkecook then inform<'d us. that tlH'y could not aecompany us. as we wishrd. to thr ~fissouri; out that in tlJC latter end or the SUnlllH'I' they lllt'&Ult to Cl'OS!:i lhe mountain am} spt•nd the winter to the l'H!;tward. 'Ve had also rcqut'!ltcd some of their young men to go with us, rao as to cJiect a a·econeiliation bet"wcen them and the Pahkces, in case 've Bhould meet t bt• se last. lie answc•·cd, that some of rJ1cir J~Oung men would go with us. lml they wrre not sdectcd (01· that puqwsc. nor (:ould they lw until a general mrt'ting oi' the whole nation. who Wl'J'C to meet io the j)Jain on Lt'\\ is's rivrr. at H1e brad of Commearp. 'l'his meeting would Lake pla(~e in ten or tw~lvc days, and if we set out bcfo•·c that time. th~ young men should follow us. 'Ve thcl'clore depend lmt little on their assistance as guides, lmt hope to en· gage for that pul'(lOSe, some of the Ootlashoots nea1· 'I'I·avellet ·'s-t·est creek. Soon after this communication, which was followed by a p•·esenf ofdl'ied quamash, we were visi ted by HohastilpiJp and several oH•r•·s. a.mon!-;· whom wr•·c the two young chief~ who had given us hot·ses some time ago. CIIAP'rEit XIII. r he pnrty mingle in the tlivcr sions of the \Villctpos I ndians, n tl:ibc hitherto UllJIOticecl- thcir joy on t he pt· spect of n &·etlll·n-<.lcscription of the vegetables growing on the Hocky mountains- ·vnrious }H'Cparations made to r esume their jo\ll·ney-thc p:u·ty set out, :mel an·ive at llungry .:.reck-the serious and <.leetlOnding tliOlcultics th at obstr ucted their \)!'ogress-they nrc comllcllcu t~ return, an<.l to " nit fur a guide nc t·oss the tnount.~ins-their <l istress for wanL \lf J>rovisions-lltey r esolve to r eturn to t.hc Quamnsh fl :\ts- th cy at·e nt last 00 fortu nate as to procure Jntlian guides, "ith whom they t·esume their jour-ey to the fans of the Missouri-the clnngcr of the route dcscribc<.l-thch• sc:n·city of pt•ovisions, nml the tlnnger of their j ourney, their cou•·se lying nlong the t·idgcs of t.h • mountains-description of the wat•m ~prings. where th 11arty cuc:unp-t hc fondness of the l ulliau11 for bathing in them. Saturday, June 7, 1806. TIIE two young cl•icf's returned after lu·t·akfast to thdr· villago on eommearp ot·eek, accompanied by StWt•t•a.l of OUI' m~n, WllO WCI'e sent to purchase !'Opes and hags fot• packing. in exchange for some llarts of' an oltl seine, bullets, olc.l Jiles, and pieces of iron. In the evcnjn!; they returned with a few strint;s hut no hags. Iloha~ tilpilp crosst.'d the rivt.·r in the course of the day, and Lrought \vith Lim a hor·sc, which he gave one of our men who had previously ma.tlc him a ln·csent of a pair of Canadian ~:~hoes 01· shoepael\.s. 'Ve were all occupied in preparing pacl s anti saddles fo 1• ou•· journey; ami as we intend to visit tho Quamash flats on the tenth, in order to Jay in a store of provisions for the journey over the mountains, we do not suffer the men to tlistm·b the game in 1hat nejghl.)Ourhootl. Sunday, 8. The Cutngsc visited us this morning with ten or twelve warriors: among these were two belonging to a hand of ChollUnnish, which we had not Jet seen. who call themse.lvt>s 'VHlotpus, and reside on the south side ofLcwis'i |