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inside　of　two　of　them。　　They　did　not　eat　any　of　them　perfectly　raw；　but　the　entrails　had　very　little　cooking；　the　fawns　were　boiled　whole；　and　the　hide；　hair；　and　entrails　all　consumed。　　The　Shoshonee　was　offended　at　not　having　as　much　venison　as　he　wished；　and　refused　to　interpret；　but　as　we　took　no　notice　of　him；　he　became　very　officious　in　the　course　of　a　few　hours；　and　made　many　efforts　to　reinstate　himself　in　our　favor。　The　brother　of　Twisted…hair；　and　Neeshnepahkeeook；　now　drew　a　sketch；　which　we　preserved；　of　all　the　waters　west　of　the　Rocky　Mountains。〃

They　now　met　Twisted…hair；　in　whose　care　they　had　left　their　horses　and　saddles　the　previous　fall；　and　this　was　the　result　of　their　inquiries：

〃Between　three　and　four　o'clock　in　the　afternoon　we　set　out；　in　company　with　Neeshuepahkeeook　and　other　Indians；　the　brother　of　Twisted…hair　having　left　us。　　Our　route　was　up　a　high　steep　hill　to　a　level　plain　with　little　wood；　through　which　we　passed　in　a　direction　parallel　to　the　＇Kooskooskee＇　River　for　four　miles；　when　we　met　Twisted…hair　and　six　of　his　people。　To　this　chief　we　had　confided　our　horses　and　a　part　of　our　saddles　last　autumn；　and　we　therefore　formed　very　unfavorable　conjectures　on　finding　that　he　received　us　with　great　coldness。　Shortly　afterward　he　began　to　speak　in　a　very　loud；　angry　manner；　and　was　answered　by　Neeshnepahkeeook。　　We　now　discovered　that　a　violent　quarrel　had　arisen　between　these　chiefs；　on　the　subject；　as　we　afterward　understood；　of　our　horses。　But　as　we　could　not　learn　the　cause；　and　were　desirous　of　terminating　the　dispute；　we　interposed；　and　told　them　we　should　go　on　to　the　first　water　and　camp。　　We　therefore　set　out；　followed　by　all　the　Indians；　and　having　reached；　at　two　miles'　distance；　a　small　stream　running　to　the　right；　we　camped　with　the　two　chiefs　and　their　little　bands；　forming　separate　camps　at　a　distance　from　each　other。　They　all　appeared　to　be　in　an　ill　humor；　and　as　we　had　already　heard　reports　that　the　Indians　had　discovered　and　carried　off　our　saddles；　and　that　the　horses　were　very　much　scattered；　we　began　to　be　uneasy；　lest　there　should　be　too　much　foundation　for　the　report。　We　were　therefore　anxious　to　reconcile　the　two　chiefs　as　soon　as　possible；　and　desired　the　Shoshonee　to　interpret　for　us　while　we　attempted　a　mediation；　but　be　peremptorily　refused　to　speak　a　word。　He　observed　that　it　was　a　quarrel　between　the　two　chiefs；　and　he　had　therefore　no　right　to　interfere；　nor　could　all　our　representations；　that　by　merely　repeating　what　we　said　he　could　not　possibly　be　considered　as　meddling　between　the　chiefs；　induce　him　to　take　any　part　in　it。

〃Soon　afterward　Drewyer　returned　from　hunting；　and　was　sent　to　invite　Twisted…hair　to　come　and　smoke　with　us。　　He　accepted　the　invitation；　and　as　we　were　smoking　the　pipe　over　our　fire　he　informed　us　that　according　to　his　promise　on　leaving　us　at　the　falls　of　the　Columbia；　he　had　collected　our　horses　and　taken　charge　of　them　as　soon　as　he　reached　home。　But　about　this　time　Neeshnepahkeeook　and　Turmachemootoolt　（Broken…arm）；　who；　as　we　passed；　were　on　a　war…party　against　the　Shoshonees　on　the　south　branch　of　Lewis'　River；　returned；　and　becoming　jealous　of　him；　because　the　horses　had　been　confided　to　his　care；　were　constantly　quarrelling　with　him。　　At　length；　being　an　old　man　and　unwilling　to　live　in　perpetual　dispute　with　these　two　chiefs；　he　had　given　up　the　care　of　the　horses；　which　had　consequently　become　very　much　scattered。　The　greater　part　of　them　were；　however；　still　in　the　neighborhood；　some　in　the　forks　between　the　Chopunnish　and　Kooskooskee；　and　three　or　four　at　the　village　of　Broken　Arm；　about　half　a　day's　march　higher　up　the　river。　　He　added；　that　on　the　rise　of　the　river　in　the　spring；　the　earth　had　fallen　from　the　door　of　the　cache；　and　exposed　the　saddles；　some　of　which　had　probably　been　lost；　but　that；　as　soon　as　be　was　acquainted　with　the　situation　of　them；　he　had　them　buried　in　another　deposit；　where　they　now　were。　He　promised　that；　if　we　would　stay　the　next　day　at　his　house；　a　few　miles　distant；　he　would　collect　such　of　the　horses　as　were　in　the　neighborhood；　and　send　his　young　men　for　those　in　the　forks；　over　the　Kooskooskee。　　He　moreover　advised　us　to　visit　Broken　Arm；　who　was　a　chief　of　great　eminence；　and　he　would　himself　guide　us　to　his　dwelling。

〃We　told　him　that　we　would　follow　his　advice　in　every　respect；　that　we　had　confided　our　horses　to　his　care；　and　expected　he　would　deliver　them　to　us；　on　which　we　should　cheerfully　give　him　the　two　guns　and　the　ammunition　we　had　promised　him。　With　this　he　seemed　very　much　pleased；　and　declared　he　would　use　every　exertion　to　restore　the　horses。　We　now　sent　for　Neesbnepahkeeook；　or　Cut　Nose；　and；　after　smoking　for　some　time；　began　by　expressing　to　the　two　chiefs　our　regret　at　seeing　a　misunderstanding　between　them。　Neeshnepahkeeook　replied　that　Twisted　Hair　was　a　bad　old　man；　and　wore　two　faces；　for；　instead　of　taking　care　of　our　horses；　he　had　suffered　his　young　men　to　hunt　with　them；　so　that　they　had　been　very　much　injured；　and　it　was　for　this　reason　that　Broken　Arm　and　himself　had　forbidden　him　to　use　them。　Twisted　Hair　made　no　reply　to　this　speech；　and　we　then　told　Neeshnepahkeeook　of　our　arrangement　for　the　next　day。　He　appeared　to　be　very　well　satisfied；　and　said　he　would　himself　go　with　us　to　Broken　Arm；　who　expected　to　see　us；　and　had　TWO　BAD　HORSES　FOR　US；　by　which　expression　we　understood　that　Broken　Arm　intended　to　make　us　a　present　of　two　horses。〃

Next　day；　the　party　reached　the　house　of　Twisted…hair；　and　began　to　look　for　their　horses　and　saddles。　　The　journal　gives　this　account　of　the　search：

〃Late　in　the　afternoon；　Twisted…hair　returned　with　about　half　the　saddles　we　had　left　in　the　autumn；　and　some　powder　and　lead　which　were　buried　at　the　same　place。　　Soon　after；　the　Indians　brought　us　twenty…one　of　our　horses；　the　greater　part　of　which　were　in　excellent　order；　though　some　had　not　yet　recovered　from　hard　usage；　and　three　had　sore　backs。　We　were；　however；　very　glad　to　procure　them　in　any　condition。　Several　Indians　came　down　from　the　village　of　Tunnachemootoolt　and　passed　the　night　with　us。　　Cut…nose　and　Twisted…hair　seem　now　perfectly　reconciled；　for　they　both　slept　in　the　house　of　the　latter。　The　man　who　had　imposed　himself　upon　us　as　a　brother　of　Twisted…hair　also　came　and　renewed　his　advances；　but　we　now　found　that　he　was　an　impertinent；　proud　fellow；　of　no　respectability　in　the　nation；　and　we　therefore　felt　no　inclination　to　cultivate　his　intimacy。　Our　camp　was　in　an　open　plain；　and　soon　became　very　uncomfortable；　for　the　wind　was　high　and　cold；　and　the　rain　and　hail；　which　began　about　seven　o'clock；　changed　in　two　hours　to　a　heavy　fall　of　snow；　which　continued　till　after　six　o'clock　＇May　10th＇；　the　next　morning；　when　it　ceased；　after　covering　the　ground　eight　inches　deep　and　leaving　the　air　keen　and　cold。　　We　soon　collected　our　horses；　and　after　a　scanty　breakfast　of　roots　set　out　on　a　course　S。　35'0　E。〃

They　were　now　following　the　general　course　of　the　Kooskooskee；　or　Clearwater；　as　the　stream　is　called；　and　their　route　lay　in　what　is　now　Nez　Perce　County；　Idaho。　　They　have　passed　the　site　of　the　present　city　of　Lewiston；　named　for　Captain　Lewis。　　They　have　arrived　in　a　region　inhabited　by　the　friendly　Chopunnish；　or　Nez　Perce；　several　villages　of　which　nation　were　scattered　around　the　camp　of　the　white　men。　The　narrative　says：

〃We　soon　collected　the　men　of　consideration；　and　after　smoking；　explained　how　destitute　we　were　of　provisions。　　The　chief　spoke　to　the　people；　who　immediately　brought　two　bushels　of　dried　quamash…roots；　some　cakes　of　the　roots　of　cows；　and　a　dried　salmon…trout；　we　thanked　them　for　this　supply；　but　observed　that；　not　being　accustomed　to　live　on　roots　alone；　we　feared　that　such　diet　might　make　our　men　sick；　and　therefore　proposed　to　exchange　one　of　our　good　horses；　which　was　rather　poor；　for　one　that　was　fatter；　and　which　we　might　kill。　The　hospitality　of　the　chief　was　offended　at　the　idea　of　an　exchange；　he　observed　that　his　people　had　an　abundance　of　young　horses；　and　that　if　we　were　disposed　to　use　that　food　we　might　have　as　many　as　we　wanted。　　Accordingly；　they　soon　gave　us　two　fat　young　horses；　without　asking　anything　in　return；　an　act　of　liberal　hospitality　much　greater　than　any　we　have　witnessed　since　crossing　the　Rocky　Mountains；　if　it　be　not　in　fact　the　only　really　hospitable　treatment　we　have　received　in　this　part　of　the　world。　　We　killed　one　of　the　horses；　and　then　telling　the　natives　that　we　were　fatigued　and　hungry；　and　that　as　soon　as　we　were　refreshed　we　would　communicate　freely　with　them；　began　to　prepare　our　repast。

〃During　this　time　a　principal　chief；　called　Hohastillpilp；　came　from　his　village；　about　six　miles　distant；　with　a　party　of　fifty　men；　for　the　purpose　of　visiting　us。　　We　invited　him　into　our　circle；　and　he　alighted　and　smoked　with　us；　while　his　retinue；　with　five　elegant　horses；　continued　mounted　at　a　short　distance。　While　this　was　going　on；　the　chief　had　a　large　leathern　tent　spread　for　us；　and　desired　that　we　would　make　it　our　home　so　long　as　we　remained　at　his　village。　　We　removed　there；　and　having　made　a　fire；　and　cooked　our　supper　of　horseflesh　and　roots；　collected　all　the　distinguished　me