Here we met our old Chopunnish guide, with his family; and soon afterward one of our horses, which had been separated from the rest in charge of Twisted-hair, and had been in this neighborhood for several weeks, was caught and restored to us." Later in that day the party came to a Chopunnish house which was one hundred and fifty-six feet long and fifteen feet wide.

Thirty families were living in this big house, each family having its fire by itself burning on the earthen floor, along through the middle of the great structure.

The journal says:-- "We arrived very hungry and weary, but could not purchase any provisions, except a small quantity of the roots and bread of the cows.

They had, however, heard of our medical skill, and made many applications for assistance, but we refused to do anything unless they gave us either dogs or horses to eat.

We soon had nearly fifty patients.
A chief brought his wife with an abscess on her back, and promised to furnish us with a horse to-morrow if we would relieve her.