these are the fi[r]st horses we have met with since we left this neighbourhood last fall, in short the country below this place will not permit the uce of this valuable animal except in the Columbian vally and there the present inhabitants have no uce for them as they reside immediately on the river and the country is too thickly timbered to admit them to run the game with horses if they had them. ... purchased five dogs, ...

April 14, 1806
Patrick Gass

The morning was fine with some fog. About 9 o'clock our 3 hunters, who had gone ahead and proceeded up Crusatte's river some distance returned, having killed 4 deer. At 10 o'clock we continued our voyage, and at 1 came to a new settlement of the natives on the north side, where we saw some horses, the first we ahve seen since October last. These horses appeared in good case. The wind blew hard from the southwest and the weather was clear and cool, but there has been no frost lately, except on the tops of the high hills. We stayed here three hours and then proceeded on; passed several Indian camps, and halted at a small creek on the north side, where there are a number of Indian lodges.

April 14, 1806
John Ordway

Sergt. Pryor & men returned with Drewyer & the two Fields  they had killed 4 deer.  we then departed and proceed on verry well  passed Labuche River [Hood River] on N. Side  about noon the wind rose so high form the N. W. that we came too at a village on the N. Side where we Saw 25 or 30 horses which are in tollarable good order.  we bought a number of dogs from the natives.  they gave us Such as they had to eat which was pounded Salmon thistle roots [Edible thistle, Cirsium edule] & wild onions & ther kinds of roots all of which they had Sweeted & are Sweet.  they are makeing Shappalell &C but they had but little to eat at this time but are Scattered along the River expecting the Salmon Soon &C. Mount Hood appears near the River on the South Side which is covd. thick with Snow & very white  the wind high  we delayed about 2 hours and proceed. on  passed Several Small villages on the N. Side Scatered along the narrow bottoms near the River. Saw a numbr of horses at each village  the wind continued aft and high So we run fast. Camped at dark at a village on the N.S.