Clark: June 21, 1806
The party gathered their horses early and reluctantly turned back through brushy, log-strewn terrain toward the quamash flats, frustrated at retracing such difficult ground. One of Thompson's horses appeared choked or sick, and Cruzatte's horse badly snagged itself on fallen timber. At Collins Creek they met two Indians returning their three lost horses and a mule, who reported seeing Drouillard and Shannon and said they would not return for two days. The Indians agreed to wait two nights to guide them over the mountains. The group reached their old encampment by 7 p.m.
Saturday June 21st 1806 We collected our horses early and Set out on our
return to the flatts. we all felt Some mortification in being thus
compelled to retrace our Steps through this tedious and difficuelt part of
our rout, obstructed with brush and innumerable logs and fallen timber
which renders the traveling distressing and even dangerous to our horses.
one of Thompsons horses is either choked this morning or has the distemper
badly. I fear he is to be of no further Survice to us. an excellent horse
of Cruzatt’s snagged himself So badly in the groin in jumping over a
parcel of fallen timber that he will eventually be of no further Survice
to us. at the pass of Collin’s Creek we met two indians who were on their
way over the mountains, they had brought with them the three horses and
the Mule which had left us and returned to the quawmash ground. those
indians returned with us about 1/2 a mile down the Creek where we halted
to dine and graze our horses. as well as we Could understand the indians
they informed us they had Seen Geo Drewyer & Shannon, and that they
would not return untill the expiration of two days. the cause why Drewyer
& Shannon did not return with these men we are at a loss to account
for. we pressed those indians to remain with us and conduct us over the
Mountains on the return of Drewyer & Shannon. they consented to remain
two nights for us and accordingly deposited their Stores of roots &
Bread in the bushes at no great distance and after Dinner returned with
us, as far as the little prarie about 2 Miles distance from the Creek,
here they halted with their horses and informed us they would remain
untill we overtook them or at least 2 nights. they had four Supernoumery
horses with them. We Sent on four hunters a head to the quawmash flatts to
make an evening hunt; they So far Suckceeded as to kill one deer. We left
R. and Jo. Fields at the Creek where we dined, and Sergt. Gass in order to
hunt about that place untill our return. at 7 in the evening we found
ourselves once more at our old encampment where we Shall anxiously await
the return of Drewyer & Shannon.
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Saturday, June 21st, 1806. We collected our horses early and set out on our return to the flats. We all felt some mortification at being thus compelled to retrace our steps through this tedious and difficult part of our route, obstructed with brush and innumerable logs and fallen timber, which renders the traveling distressing and even dangerous to our horses.
One of Thompson's horses is either choked this morning or has the distemper badly. I fear he is to be of no further service to us. An excellent horse of Cruzatt's (Cruzatte's) snagged himself so badly in the groin while jumping over a parcel of fallen timber that he will eventually be of no further service to us.
At the pass of Collin's Creek (Collins Creek) we met two Indians who were on their way over the mountains. They had brought with them the three horses and the mule which had left us and returned to the quamash ground. Those Indians returned with us about half a mile down the creek, where we halted to dine and graze our horses. As well as we could understand the Indians, they informed us they had seen Geo Drewyer (George Drouillard) and Shannon, and that they would not return until the expiration of two days. The reason why Drewyer and Shannon did not return with these men we are at a loss to account for.
We pressed those Indians to remain with us and conduct us over the mountains on the return of Drewyer and Shannon. They consented to remain two nights for us, and accordingly deposited their stores of roots and bread in the bushes at no great distance, and after dinner returned with us as far as the little prairie about 2 miles distance from the creek. Here they halted with their horses and informed us they would remain until we overtook them, or at least two nights. They had four extra horses with them.
We sent four hunters ahead to the quamash flats to make an evening hunt; they succeeded only so far as to kill one deer. We left R. and Jo. Fields at the creek where we dined, and Sergt. Gass, in order to hunt about that place until our return. At 7 in the evening we found ourselves once more at our old encampment, where we shall anxiously await the return of Drewyer and Shannon.
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