Clark: April 4, 1806
At the mouth of the Sandy (Quick Sand) River, the captains sent Sergeant Ordway to find Sergeant Gass's hunting party, and both groups returned by midday. Gass brought bear and venison, though much of the elk and six deer they killed was too lean to use. Collins received permission to return with Gass and Windsor to ambush a female bear at her den. Native visitors stopped by from up and down the river. Gibson, Shannon, Howard, and Wiser were sent ahead by canoe to hunt, later joined by Drouillard and Field. The fair evening allowed celestial observations.
Friday April 4th 1806. Mouth of quick Sand River This morning early we
Sent Sergt. Ordway in Serch of Sergt. Gass and party below the enterance
of quick Sand river from whome we have yet had no report. in the Course of
a fiew hours both parties returned. Sergt. Gass and party brought the
Flesh of a Bear, and Some venison. they informed us they had killed an Elk
and Six Deer tho the flesh of the greater part of those Animals were So
Meagre that it was unfit for uce, and they had therefore left it in the
woods. Collins who had killed the Bear, found the bead of another in which
there was three young ones; and requested to be permited to return in
order to waylay the bed and kill the female bear; we permited him to do
So; Sergt. Gass and Windser returned with him. Several parties of the
nativs visit us to day as usial both from above and below; those who came
from above were moveing with their families, and those from below appeared
to be impeled mearly by curiosity to See us. About noon we dispatched
Gibson, Shannon, Howard & Wiser in one of the light Canoes, with
orders to proceed up the Columbia to a large bottom on the South Side
about Six Miles above us and there to hunt untill our arrival. late in the
evening Jos Fields and Drewyer returned with a load of dried meat. they
had killed two deer yesterday and informed us that the meat would be dryed
by Mid-day tomorrow. We directed Drewyer and Field’s to assend the river
tomorrow and join Gibson & party, and hunt untill our arrival. this
evening being fair observed time and distance of moon’s Eastern Limb from
regulus with Sextant * West
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Friday, April 4th, 1806. Mouth of Quick Sand River. Early this morning we sent Sergeant Ordway in search of Sergeant Gass and his party, who were below the entrance of Quick Sand River and from whom we had not yet received any report. Within a few hours, both parties returned. Sergeant Gass and his party brought the flesh of a bear and some venison. They informed us they had killed an elk and six deer, but the flesh of most of these animals was so lean that it was unfit for use, so they had left it in the woods. Collins, who had killed the bear, found the bed of another in which there were three young ones, and he requested permission to return in order to waylay the bed and kill the female bear. We permitted him to do so, and Sergeant Gass and Windsor returned with him.
Several parties of the natives visited us today as usual, both from above and below. Those who came from above were moving with their families, and those from below appeared to be motivated merely by curiosity to see us. About noon we dispatched Gibson, Shannon, Howard, and Wiser in one of the light canoes, with orders to proceed up the Columbia to a large bottom on the south side about six miles above us, and there to hunt until our arrival.
Late in the evening Joseph Fields and Drouillard (Drewyer) returned with a load of dried meat. They had killed two deer yesterday and informed us that the meat would be dried by midday tomorrow. We directed Drouillard and Fields to ascend the river tomorrow and join Gibson and his party, and to hunt until our arrival. This evening, the weather being fair, we observed the time and distance of the moon's eastern limb from Regulus with the sextant, west.
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