Chapter XII

General meeting of the partners—Resolutions passed—Departure of the
parties for the interior—Mr. Clarke—The cascades—Wyampam, or the
Long Narrows—Situation of the party—Loss of time—Mr. M‘Kenzie—A
stroll through the Indian camp—Mr. Clarke’s alarms—Command
transferred—Reed’s rifle recovered—A robber in irons—The five
shots—Yeck-a-tap-am rewarded—Mr. Stuart’s departure {xii} for St.
Louis—Second division—Summer trip to She Whaps—Boullard and his
squaw—Mr. Stuart’s arrival at Oakinacken—Departure for She Whaps—
Winter operations at Oakinacken—Visits—Travelling scenes—A night
in the snow—Jacque and his powder-horn—Mr. Stuart’s account of
his journey—Arrival at Walla Walla 194