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 DOCUMENTS 365 of the Walla Walla. I reckon the distance 24 miles E. S.-E. The party consists of 37 men, 4 hired servants, a slave, 3 2 youths, in all 40 able to bear arms and armed, and 29 women and 45 children (22 boys, 23 girls), a total of 114 souls. These are provided with 21 lodges to shelter them, 272 horses and mules, 337 traps. The horses are pretty well loaded with pro- visions, as the journey lies through a country where animals are scarce. In the above party are 26 Canadians, 2 Americans, 6 half-breeds from east of the mountains, 2 Iroquois, 1 Nip- pesing. Monday, 23 Aug. Sultry weather. Moved 8 miles E. S.-E. to the foot of the mountains, where we encamped 4 on a small branch of the Walla Walla. Our journey is to last a twelve- month, and we must take care of our horses at the beginning. Tuesday, 24 Aug. Early on the move and camped in 5 hours east of the summit of the mountains. Four Cayuse Indians going to the buffalo hunt joined us. They have no women, but one of them has a slave girl who followed him and was sent back twice ; but today again came up. On her refusing to return, he shot her, the ball wounding 3 places, but not mortally. This is the way of treating disobedience. I made him to understand that the whites did not suffer such occur- rences among them. Thursday 26th. Encamped at entrance 5 of Grand Ronde River. All hands employed getting lodge poles to pass the plains. Monday 30th. Proceeded to Powder River through a fine valley. Thursday, 2 Sept. Proceeded to Burnt River. Kanota killed 2 antelope. Dupard & Pritchett took 5 beaver. 3 Not a "gentleman of color" from the South, but a captive from some other tribe and usually designated as such by having his hair cut short. This slave gave a good account of himself before his death soon after, as will be seen a little further on. 4 Probably near either Blue Mountain Station on Dry Creek or the town of Weston on Pine Creek, both in Umatilla County, Oregon; from this place they crossed the Blue Mountain divide the following day. 5 This is at Summerville, Union County, Oregon, formerly known as Indian Valley: after four days here they passed through the Grande Ronde Valley and over the divide to Powder River.