Clark: June 24, 1806
The party gathered their horses and set out early with three Nez Perce guides. Colter rejoined them after killing a bear, but it was too lean and far away to retrieve. They stopped midday at Collins's Creek, finding Frazier alone since four others had pursued two Indians who had left earlier. Continuing to a branch of Collins's Creek, they reunited with Sergeant Gass, Wiser, and two Indian men persuaded to wait. Hunters had killed only one small deer, sharing it with the Indians. Good grass was available for the horses.
Tuesday June 24th 1806 We collected our horses early this morning and Set
out accompanied by our 3 guides. Colter joined us this morning haveing
killed a Bear, which from his discription of it’s poverty and distance we
did not think proper to send after. We nooned it as usial at Collins’s
Creek where we found Frazier, solus; the other four men haveing Born in
pursute of the two indians who had Set out from Collin’s Creek two hours
before Fraziers arrival Wiser arrived there. after dinner we Continued our
rout to fish Creek a branch of Collin’s creek where we had lain the 15th
18th 19th & 20th inst. here we found Sargt. Gass, Wiser and the two
indian men whome they had prevaild on to remain at that place untill our
arival; Jos. & R. Field had killed one Small deer only while they lay
at Collins creek, and of this they had been liberal to the indians
insomuch that they had no provisions; they had gone on to the branch of
hungary Creek at which we shall noon it tomorrow in order to hunt. we had
fine grass for our horses this evening.
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Tuesday June 24th 1806. We collected our horses early this morning and set out, accompanied by our three guides. Colter joined us this morning, having killed a bear, which from his description of its poor condition and distance we did not think proper to send after.
We stopped for our noon meal as usual at Collins's Creek, where we found Frazier alone; the other four men had gone in pursuit of the two Indians who had set out from Collins's Creek two hours before Frazier's arrival. Wiser arrived there. After dinner we continued our route to Fish Creek, a branch of Collins's Creek, where we had camped on the 15th, 18th, 19th, and 20th of this month. Here we found Sergeant Gass, Wiser, and the two Indian men whom they had prevailed on to remain at that place until our arrival.
Joseph and R. Field had killed only one small deer while they lay at Collins's Creek, and of this they had been so generous to the Indians that they had no provisions left; they had gone on to the branch of Hungary Creek, where we shall stop for our noon meal tomorrow, in order to hunt. We had fine grass for our horses this evening.
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