Clark: June 13, 1806
At their camp before crossing the mountains, the captains sent Reuben Fields and Willard ahead at 10 A.M. to hunt at a small prairie about eight miles away. The other hunters returned with eight deer total, Shields bringing in two. Labiche and Cruzatte killed a deer, but buzzards consumed it before they could retrieve it. A visiting Indian traded his horse to a party member for a poorer horse plus a small ax and knife, then returned home satisfied. The men dried meat in the sun, and Clark compiled a list of Indian nations with estimated populations.
Friday June 13th 1806. Ordered Rubin Fields and Willard to proceed on to a
Small prarie in the Mountains about 8 miles and there hunt untill we
arrive the Set out at 10 A.M. Soon after they Set out all of our hunters
returned each with a deer except Shields who brought two in all 8 deer.
Labeech and P. Crusatt went out this morning killed a deer & reported
that the buzzds. had eate up the deer in their absence after haveing
butchered and hung it up. The indian who visited us yesterday exchanged
his horse with one of our party for a very indiferant one in which
exchange he rcived a Small ax a Knife &c. Soon after he had exchanged
he returned to his village well Satisfied. we caused the meat to be cut
thin and dried in the sun. I make a list of the Indian Nations their place
of residence, and probable number of Soles of each nation from estimation
and indian information &c.
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Friday June 13th 1806. Ordered Reuben Fields and Willard to proceed on to a small prairie in the mountains about 8 miles away and there hunt until we arrive. They set out at 10 A.M. Soon after they set out, all of our hunters returned, each with a deer except Shields, who brought two, for 8 deer in all.
Labiche and P. Cruzatte went out this morning, killed a deer, and reported that the buzzards had eaten up the deer in their absence after they had butchered it and hung it up.
The Indian who visited us yesterday exchanged his horse with one of our party for a very poor one. In the exchange he received a small ax, a knife, etc. Soon after he had made the exchange, he returned to his village well satisfied.
We had the meat cut thin and dried in the sun. I am making a list of the Indian nations, their places of residence, and the probable number of souls of each nation, from estimation and Indian information, etc.
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