- Private: soldat
- Horrendous: terrible / horrible / affreux
- Exhaustion: épuisement
- To climb: grimper
- To behold: regarder
- Snowstorm: tempête de neige
- To fill: remplir
- Void: le vide
- Guts: le ventre (familier)
- Candle: bougie
- Fat: graisse
- To stagger: tituber
- the expedition could navigate
- To get to the Nez Perce village would require five sleeps
- They could see many Nez Perce lodges