JOURNAL, 
509 
CHAP. XX. 
Mondaij Sfh, We ha<l a fine morning, and pro* 
ceeded on early, accompanied by our onl chief and a 
number of the nativ es. At>out 10 o'clock we passed 
the forks, and kvpt alont^ the nortn side of K^^os- 
koos-ke ; at noon we halted at three lodges of In- 
di ins, where we i^ot three 'dogs and some roots.-— 
We also got one of our horses, which we had left 
here last fall in tne care of tae old chief who is now 
with us ; and says that the Snake guide, wha desert- 
ed us last fall, stole and took two of our horses wilh 
him. We remained here about an hour, and then 
continued our journey ; came to a large iodi^^e of the 
natives, at the mouth of a creek, where we encunip- 
ed. This Iodide is buiit much afier ihc fortxi of the 
Virginia fodder houses ; is about fifty yards long^ 
and contains twenty faniilies. \Ve here could get no 
provisions bi]t shap-a-leel and roots. 
Tuesday 6t/i. There was a. cloudy wet morning; 
and we stayed in our camp. Capt. Lewis and Capt* 
Clarke acted as physicians to the sick of the village or 
lodge, for which they gave us a small horsei that we 
killed and eat, as we had no other meat of any kind. 
We continued here until about 3 o'clock, when we 
started and went on about nine miles, and encamped 
close to a lodge of the natives. 
Wednesday 7th, This was a fine morning, and we 
continued here till after breakfast, w»ien we proceed- 
ed on about four miles to another Indian lodge, a$ 
the mouth of a small creek, where we had to cross 
the river again, in order to get to a better royd. At 
this iDdge the natives found two canisters of ammuni- 
tiouj which we h^l buried last fall on our w^ay clown, 
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