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a^andsome small bottom opposite the point. A 
number of the natives came down in small canoes^ 
and encamped close to us, for the purpose of fishing ^ 
and while we were encamping we saw a small taft 
coming down the north fork loaded with fish. There 
appears to be a kind of sheep in this country, besides 
the Ibex or mountain sheep, and which have wool on. 
I saw some of the skins, which the natives had, 
with wool four inches long, and as fine, white and soft 
as any I had ever seen. I also saw a buffaloe robe 
with its wool or fur on as fine and soft as that of bea- 
ver. Captain Lewis procured tlds, which we con- 
sidered a curiosity, in exchange for another buffaloe 
robe. 
This band of the Flatheads have a great many 
beads and other articles, which they say they got 
from white men at the mouth of this river ; or where 
the salt water is. They have a large stock of horses. 
Their buffaloe robes and other skins they chiefly pro- 
cure on the Missouri, when they go over to hunt, as 
there are no buffaloe in this part of the country and 
very little other game. The most of the men of this 
band are at present on a war expedition against some 
nation to the northwest, that had killed some of their 
people ; as we understood in our imperfect commu- 
nications with them. We arranged our camp and 
made preparations for making canoes. 
Friday 27th. A fine warm morning. All the men^ 
who were able were employed in making canoes. 
About 10 o'clock thjrman came in w ho had gone to 
look for the horses, he had found one of them and 
killed a deer. I feel much relieved from my indis- 
position. 
In the evening the greater part of the war party- 
came int and some of the principal men came down 
to our camp. We could not understand what ihey 
had done, os we cpuld only converse by signs. Me* 
dtiU were given by the Commanding Qfticers to S or 
