(Lewis & Clark trade for beads)

purchased three horses of the Wah-howpums, and hired three others of the Chopunnish man ... we now sold our canoes for a few strands of beads, ... the natives had tantalized us with an exchange of horses for our canoes in the first instance, but when they found that we had made our arrangements to travel by land they would give us nothing for them I determined to cut them in peices sooner than leave them on those terms, Drewyer struck one of the canoes and split of[f] a small peice with his tammahawk, they discovered us determined on this subject and offered us several strands of beads for each which were accepted. ... we purchased three dogs ...

most of the party complain of the soarness of their feet and legs this evening; it is no doubt caused by walking over the rough stones and deep sands after b[e]ing for some months passed been accustomed to a soft soil. my left ankle gives me much pain.

April 24, 1806
William Clark

we purchased 3 dogs which were pore, but the fattest we could precure, and cooked them with straw and dry willow.

April 24, 1806
John Ordway

a clear cool morning.  we delay to purchase horses so as to leave the canoes.   one of our horses Strayed away last night.  we hired Indians to hunt him.   these Savages are numerous & tribe of wa-hopan, ["Pish-quit-pahs" to Lewis and Clark] who come from a river to the North of this.  a number of them went at playing a game for beeds and other property in the Same manner as those below.  we purchased 3 horses & exchanged old axes &C. for beeds.  these Savages are tollerable well cloathed in dressed Deer and mountain Sheep Skins & buffaloe robes, but live poor at this time, as they expect the Salmon to run Soon.   we git pleanty of new Shappalell for Small articles.  they have a great number of horses.  the most of them are good to ride or pack.  the Indians found our lost horse.  we hired 2 more of Some of the flat heads who are going with us.   the Indians would not purchace our canoes, as they find we are going to leave them, but when we went to Split them they gave us 6 fathem of white beeds for them.  about 11 A.M. we loaded up our horses and Set out proceed on the Sandy road about 12 miles and Camped [Opposite the present town of Blalock, in the territory of the Umatilla Indians] at a village where we bought a fiew dogs & gathered a fiew willows to Cook with &C--

April 24, 1806
Patrick Gass

The weather was pleasant. We lost another horse last night, and were detained here this morning, looking for him. We got six horses at this place, three of which were borrowed from an Indian who was going with his family along with us. We sold our two small canoes; and at noon an Indian who had gone to look for the lost horse returned with him. At 2 o'clock we all started by land on the north side of the river, accompanied by several of the natives with their families and horses. We entered the low country, the great and beautiful plains of Columbia, and proceeded on till evening when we encamped at two mat-lodges of the natives, and got two dogs and some shapaleel. The natives who were travelling in our party encamped with us.