we got up our horses.   took a light breakfast of a little dry Elk meat and Set out  proced on over a low level Smooth Sandy plain about 12 miles & halted & dined on a little dry Elk meat as we have nothing else.  the day warm.  we delayed about 1 hour and proceed. on  a number of the natives followed us who are mooveing up the river & Some of them are going over the rockey mountn. to kill buffaloe. Saw considerable of Snow on the mountains to the South & S East.  came 20 odd miles this day & Camped [Near Plymouth, WA] on the bank of the river.  only small willows to burn &C--

April 26, 1806
Patrick Gass

Last night Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke got each a horse, and we set out early, had a fine morning, and proceeded on very well, most of the men having their knapsacks crried on the horses. At noon we halted and took a little of our dried meat, which is the only food we have. At 2 o'clock we continued our journey, and the officers were obliged to go on foot again, to let some of the men ride whose feet were very sore. The country is level and has a most beautiful appearance. On these plains there is a species of clover, as large as any I have seen, and has a large red handsome blossom. The leaves are not quite so large as those of the red clover cultivated in the Atlantic States, but has seven and eight leaves on a brance. We were overtaken and passed by a great number of the natives, with large droves of horses, that look well and are in good order. We tavelled about 25 miles and encamped at a small grove of willows.