I used every artifice decent & even false statements to enduce those pore devils to sell me horses. ... I purchased a dog ...

I gave them two pipes, and then lay my self down with the men to sleep, haveing our merchendize under our heads and guns &c in our arms, as we always have in similar situations.

April 20, 1806
Patrick Gass

This was a pleasant morning with some white frost. We got two more horses and lost one; remained here all day and had a great deal of trouble with our horses, as they are all studs, and break almost every rope we can raise. We had to tie them up at night, and one broke away notwithstanding all our care and attention. We have also much trouble with the Indians as they are disposed to steal whenever they have an opportunity. With all our care they stole 4 or 5 tomakawks [sic].

April 20, 1806
John Ordway

a clear cold morning. Capt. Lewis went to tradeing for horses &C. Several of our men went out to hunt their horses but cound not find all of them  we expect the Indians loosed their Spanil [spancel, a hobble with rope] and took them away expecting a reward to git them again. So we hired the Indians to hunt them.   found all except one who the man we bought him of Gambled him away with Some of an other nation & they had taken him away. all the Indians we have Seen play a game & risque all the property they have at different games.  the game that these Savages play is by setting in a circle & have a Small Smooth bone in their hands & Sing crossing their hands to fix it in a hidden manner from the other Side who gass the hand that has it in then counts one  a Stick Stuck in the ground for tallies & So on untill one Side or the other winds the propertey Stacked up.  this game is played with activity, and they apper merry & peaceable. Capt. Lewis took the property from the man that gambled away our horse.  we Sold old Robes Elk Skins &C.   &C. for white beeds.  these Savages have but little pounded Salmon in their vallage as they trade it to Several other nations &C.  the Indians would not give us any thing worth mentioning for our canoes So we Split & burnt one of them this evening.  we tyed up our horses &C.  we bought 2 more dogs & Some chappalell &c