The loss of one of our perogues rendered it necessary to distribute her crew and cargo among the 2 remaining perogues and 2 canoes, ... rendered our vessels extreemly inconvenient to mannage and in short reather unsafe in the event of high winds; ... I soon obtained two small canoes from them for which I gave two robes and four elkskins. I also purchased four paddles and three dogs from them with deerskins. the dog now constitutes a considerable part of our subsistence and with most of the party has become a favorite food; certain I am that it is a healthy strong diet, and from habit it has become by no means disagreeable to me, I prefer it to lean venison or Elk, and it is very far superior to the horse in any state.

April 13, 1806
Patrick Gass

There was a cloudy morning. Having divided the load of the lost canoe among the 4 that were left, we renewed our voyage and passed a large deserted village on the north side. Captain Lewis with the two small canoes, crossed to the north side, where there is a large village inhabited, to endeavour to purchase a small canoe or two, as we were very much crowded in the four we had. Capt. Clarke with the two large canoes continued on along the northern shore, till we passed Crusatte's river, when the wind rose so high we could not go on, so we halted and waited for Capt. Lewis. Two hunters went out about 3 hours, but killed nothing. By this time the wind fell and we went on 3 miles to a better harbour, where we halted on the north side of the river. Capt. Clarke and 3 men went out to hunt; and Capt. Lewis having come up and rossed over to us, we fixed our camp for the night. He got 2 canoes and 3 dogs from the inhabitants of the large village.--They are of the Wey-eh-hoo nation and have twelve lodges here. At dark Capt. Clarke and party returned, and had killed two deer.

April 13, 1806
John Ordway

we loaded up our canoes took a light breakfast of a little dog meat and departed   Soon passed the village  only one house remaining covred in it which lives a number of the natives. Capt. Lewis and the Small canoes crossed over to the South Side to 2 villages little above the Shoote in order to purchace a canoe from the natives if possable.  the current Swift.  we proceeded on little above cruzattes River [Wind River]  the wind rose So high that obledged us to halt at this bottom where we expected to find our Hunters  2 men [Shields & Colter] went out a hunting  the day proved fair  the wind cold and Snow laying low on the Mountains near the River.  the hunters soon came in had killd. nothg but a bald Eagle   we then proceed. on about 5 miles and halted again at a bottom on the N. Side   3 men went out a hunting. Sergt. Pryor & 2 men Sent back to cruzattes River to look again for the hunters  one of the hunters killed two Deer. Capt. Lewis & party overtook us had purchased two Small canoes the price of which was 2 Small peaces of blue cloath and two Elk hides, & bought three dogs also. we dryed the 2 Small canoes by fire and pitched them &c.