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ihe course of this day two more horses were procured, 
' aiid at tbis small village we got some more dogs ai>d 
shapalecl. 
Wednesday 23rd, We had a cloudy morning*. I 
went also by water to day, and we had very laborious 
work in getting along. In the evening we, met tlif 
party at a large village of the Wal -la-waltz nation on 
the north side of the river ; where the the other ca- 
noe had aJso arrived. Here we halted, unloaded the 
canoes and encamped. A horse had got away last 
night and could not be found. 
Thur&day 24:i/i. 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 
Indilan who was going with his family along with us. 
We sold our two small canoes ; and at noon an Indi- 
an 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 
entercni 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. 
Friday 25ih. The morning was pleasant, and we 
set out eariy. 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, 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 w^ith robes of the skins of the deer, the 
ibex or big horned animal and buffaloe. They havfe 
a great many horses and lately came to the river to 
fish for saloion. W e halted here two hours and then 
m^nt on. The men in genej'al complain of their feet 
