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they lay down their guns and made some tokens & motions of friendship. the natives then put their arms around their or our peoples necks & appeared glad to see them and used them friendly. they had some salmon which they had brought with them from the main river it is only about 40 miles over the mountain to the head waters of the other R. the drank at the head waters or spring of the Missourie and went only abt. a mile and drank out of the head spring of the Columbian River which ran west. the natives tell us that their is no timber large enuf for canoes on the head waters &c. Capt. Lewis got unclear of the band to come over with their horses only 3 women with them we conclude to leave the canoes at this place and get horses the naatives to take our baggage? over the mountains so we unloaded the