purchased five dogs and some wood from them and took dinner. ... most of those people (Pisquow) were in the plains at a distance from the river as we passed down last fall, they had now therefore the gratification of beholding whitemen for the first time. ... we exposed a few old clothes my dirk and Capt. C's swoard to barter for horses but were unsuccessfull these articles constitute at present our principal stock in trade.

it astonished me to see the order of their horses at this season of the year when I knew that they had wintered on the drygrass of the plains and at the same time road with greater severity than is common among ourselves. I did not see a single horse which could be deemed poor and many of them were as fat as seals. their horses are generally good. this evining after we had encamped, we traded for two horses with nearly the same articles we had offered at the village; these nags Capt. C. and myself intend riding ourselves; having now a sufficiency to transport with ease all our baggage and the packs of the men.

April 25, 1806
Patrick Gass

The morning was pleasant, and we set out early. At 10 o'clock we met a great many of the natives on horseback, who turned back with us. At noon we came to a very large band of the Wal-a-waltz nation [Lewis said these were Pishquitpahs (Pisquow), a nation of about 700 souls.], the most numerous we had seen on the Columbia; I suppose it consisted of 500 persons, men, women and children; and all of them tolerably well clothed with robes of the skins of the deer, the ibex or big horned animal and buffaloe. They have a great many horses and lately came to the river to fish for salmon. We halted here two hours and then went on. The men in general complain of their feet being sore; and the officers have to go on foot to permit some of them to ride. We went 13 miles and encamped at a small grove of willows. There being no other wood for a considerable distance.

April 25, 1806
John Ordway

a clear cool morning.  we got up our horses. Set out  proceeded on verry well over a pleasant plain, about 10 miles and halted at a large village of the pas-quite-pu tribe ["pish-quit-pahs" to Lewis and Clark] who are verry numerous and have a great number of good horses.  we bought 5 dogs.  our officers gave 2 meddles to 2 of their princepal men. Stayed to purchase horses but they do not incline to Sell any.  one Indian brought back broken glasses which he purchased from us last fall & as they broke he wanted other glass in place &C.  we dined and proced on  a number of Indians followed us. in the evening we Camped at the Commencement of a low Country on this Side.  our officers purchased two horses from the Indians who followed us, as they wished to hear the fiddle   we played & danced a little to please them.  one of the party killed Several ducks to day.