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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. 
Saturday 26^^. 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 carried 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 
tnen ride whose feet were very sore. The country is 
level and has a most Ijeautiful appearance. On these 
plains there is a species of clover^ as large as any I 
iiavje seen, and has a large red handsome blossom. 
The leaves are not quite so lar^e as those of the red 
clover cultivated in the Atlantic States, but has seven 
and eight leaves on a branch. We were overtaken and 
passed by a great number of the natively with large 
droves of horses, that look well and are in good order. 
We travelled about 25 miles and encamped at a small 
grove of willows. 
Sunday ^7th, The morning was clotidy \^ith sonM 
light showers of rain ; and about 9 o'clock we procee(P 
ed on through the plains, accompanied by a great ma- 
ny of thd natives. Some light showers of rain fell at 
intervals during the day ; and after halting about 2 
hours we continued our journey to sunset, when we 
came to ajarge village of mat-lodgea, belonging to a 
band of the Wal-la-waMas, who have encamped here 
on the north side of the river. Here we remained all 
night, and the natives were good fenough to supply us 
with some faggots of brush, they had gathered in 
the pi.iins from the sage bushes, v/hich grow in great 
abundance on some parts of these plains and are very 
Monday The morning was pleasant, and we 
