Clark: June 19, 1806
The party spent the day camped near a creek while hunters fanned out for game and fish. Collins, Labiche, Cruzatte, Gibson, and Colter hunted and tried Indian-style fish gigs; only Labiche killed a deer and Gibson took a single salmon trout. Joseph and Reubin Field, Shields, and LaPage rejoined camp, the Fields brothers bringing two deer, but Shields and LaPage failed to recover two lost horses. Clark noted abundant grass, camas glades, and timbered hillsides. The captains decided to wait another day hoping two young Nez Perce chiefs would arrive to guide them. Mosquitoes were troublesome.
Thursday June 19th 1806 This morning early Collins Labeesh & Crusat
turned out to hunt, and Gibson & Colter fixed two Indian giggs and
went in Serch of fish in the Creek. I took my gun and walked up the Creek
about 4 Miles Saw some bear Sign and one fish only. Gibson killed only one
fish which we found to be the Salmon Trout of the dark Species. this fish
was of the common Size pore, and indifferently flavoured. Labeesh killed
one Deer neither of the others killed any thing. about 1 P.M. Jo. & R
Fields Shields & LaPage came up. Reubin &Joseph Fields brought two
Deer which R. had killed in the Small glade on a branch of Hungary Creek
where we had left them yesterday. Shields & LaPage did not find the
two horses which we lost yesterday morning. they report that they hunted
with great diligence in the vicinity of our camp of the 17th without
suckcess. in my walk of this day up the Creek I observed a great abundance
of fine grass sufficient to Sustain our horses any length of time we chose
to Stay at this place. Several glades of quawmash. the S W. Sides of the
hills is fallen timber and burnt woods, the N. E. Sides of the hills is
thickly timbered with lofty pine, and thick under growth This evening
Several Salmon trout were Seen in the Creek, they hid themselves under the
banks of the Creek which jutted over in Such a manner as to secure them
from the Stroke of our giggs nets and spears which were made for the
purpose of taking those Salmon trout. we concluded to delay at this place
another day with a view to give time to the two young Chiefs to arrive in
case they set out on the 19th inst. as they informed us they Should they
will have Sufficient time to join us tomorrow or early the next day.
Should we get a guide from this place it will Save us two days march
through some of the worst road through those Mountains, crouded with
fallin timber mud holes and steep hills &c. we directed all the
hunters to turn out early and kill something for us to live on &c.
Musquetors troublesom
Read this entry in modern English AI-translated
Thursday, June 19th, 1806. Early this morning Collins, Labiche, and Cruzatte set out to hunt, and Gibson and Colter fixed two Indian gigs and went in search of fish in the creek. I took my gun and walked up the creek about 4 miles. I saw some bear sign and only one fish. Gibson killed only one fish, which we found to be the salmon trout of the dark species. This fish was of the common size, poor, and of indifferent flavor. Labiche killed one deer; none of the others killed anything.
About 1 P.M. Jo. and R. Fields, Shields, and LaPage came up. Reubin and Joseph Fields brought two deer which R. had killed in the small glade on a branch of Hungry Creek where we had left them yesterday. Shields and LaPage did not find the two horses we lost yesterday morning. They report that they hunted with great diligence in the vicinity of our camp of the 17th without success.
In my walk of this day up the creek I observed a great abundance of fine grass, sufficient to sustain our horses for any length of time we chose to stay at this place. There were several glades of quamash. The southwest sides of the hills are covered with fallen timber and burnt woods; the northeast sides of the hills are thickly timbered with lofty pine and thick undergrowth.
This evening several salmon trout were seen in the creek. They hid themselves under the banks of the creek, which jutted over in such a manner as to secure them from the stroke of our gigs, nets, and spears, which were made for the purpose of taking those salmon trout.
We concluded to delay at this place another day, with a view to give time for the two young chiefs to arrive. In case they set out on the 19th instant as they informed us they should, they will have sufficient time to join us tomorrow or early the next day. Should we get a guide from this place, it will save us two days' march through some of the worst road through those mountains, crowded with fallen timber, mud holes, steep hills, etc. We directed all the hunters to turn out early and kill something for us to live on, etc. Mosquitoes troublesome.
This modernization is AI-generated for accessibility. The original above is the authoritative version.
Entities mentioned in this entry
Auto-extracted from the entry text. Hover any entity for context.
