we had now a store of 12 dogs for our voyage through the plains.

(Wrong geography) ... no doubt it heads with the Yellowstone river [waters of the Missouri] and the del Nord. we gave small medals to two inferior cheifs of this nation and they each presented us a fine horse in return we gave them sundry articles and among others one of my case pistols and several hundred rounds of amunition.

April 29, 1806
William Clark

Several applyed to me to day for medical aide, one a broken arm another inward fevers and several with pains across their loins, and sore eyes. I administered as well as I could to all. in the evening a man brought his wife and a horse both up to me. the horse he gave me as a present and his wife who was verry unwell the effects of violent coalds was placed before me.

April 29, 1806
Patrick Gass

The natives remained about our camp all night; and we bought some dogs and a horse from them. The day was fair, and we got all our baggage transported to the south side of the river. Here are a great many of the natives encamped on a large creek, which comes in from the south, and those on the north side are moving over as fast as they can. We encamped on the creek, and got three horses, some dogs, shap-a-leel, some roots call com-mas and other small roots, which were good to eat and nourishing.

April 29, 1806
John Ordway

we bought 2 more dogs to take us across the plains and a little Shappalell & other roots &C.  we borrowed a canoe from the Indians and crossed over the Columbia to the South Side above the mouth of the river which we took to a byo where we passe. down last fall, and got all our baggage across the river and got up our horses.  our guide telling us that it was a long distance to water, & further than we could go this day. So we mooved over 1 mile on the bank of the river which is named the Wal-a-wal-a River near a large village of the wal-a-wal-a nation where we Camped again. [On the north bank of the Walla Walla River]   these Savages have wers made of willows across this little river where they catch large quantitys of Salmon trout, Suckers, &C.  we bought a little Commass roots, Shappalell and a fiew more dogs &C.  the most of the Savages moved across the river also, & they have a vast Site of horses. Capt. Lewis made a chief  gave him a meddle.  he gave a fine horse in return as a present.  another chief who Capt. Clark made yesterday brought up another fine horse and made him a present of.  we purchases another by giving a Small quantity of powder and ball.  these natives are the kindest and he most friendly to us than any we have yet Seen.--  they have lately been at war with the Snake nation and many of them were kild.  one of our men lift a Steel trap on the other Side--