As the expedition traveled along the rivers west of the Rocky Mountains, the men's lives were in danger. The river water moved so rapidly that it destroyed their canoes, their supplies, and their possessions. Old Toby, an Indian guide who traveled with the expedition for a fee, was so afraid of the flowing water that he ran away. When he took off he forgot his profit, so the Captains asked a rider, Twisted Hair of the Nez Perce tribe, to inform old Toby to return to get paid. The Nez Perce Indians were the largest and strongest tribe in the Pacific Northwest. They always caught a lot of game and had a huge amount of horses. As the expedition moved from the Rocky Mountains to the coast, the waters began to change. The Columbia River contained more rapids and the water at the Great Falls was more violent. The next set of waterfalls they encountered was called The Dalles. The Dalles looked bad and had disastrous boiling water. Because of the bad waters, men had to walk on land carrying important items, while swimming men carried heavier, less important items. The Chinook Indians approached the captains and Corps in their canoes with a supply of venison, pies, and bread to give to the men. In exchange, the men gave medals to the chiefs and trinkets to other Indians as a form of thanks. After leaving on good terms, the expedition and the Chinook Indians began to get along very well. On the morning of November 7, after the fog cleared from the sky, Clark shouted, “Ocian in sight! Oh! joy." (p. 310). Despite the bad weather, the men rushed to the canoes and rowed enthusiastically towards the Pacific Ocean. A few days later the expedition was again in poverty. Their clothes had ended up on the paper. .. the policy of the American Indians to win their loyalty. American traders wanted to exchange their useful things that the Osage wanted, for the furs and furs that the Osage had. Jefferson's ideal policy towards the Indians was that he was the new one father of the reds and a peacemaker. He promised that American trading posts would be opened in their Indian country and that he would give them stable jobs if they went to work instead of war. Jefferson was responsible for the overpopulation of the. west. Native Americans were being pushed westward by emigrants and immigrants. Jefferson's policy toward the Indians was to transform the United States into a continental power from sea to sea. His first step was to find a Northwest Passage. His next step was to map parts of the Louisiana Purchase, and his last step was to organize a new expedition to explore the Ouachita..