Clark: May 20, 1806
Rain fell through most of the night and intermittently through the day, soaking Lewis and Clark in their poorly covered bed. Drouillard and the Field brothers departed toward the mountains to hunt. Shannon and Colter returned empty-handed, having wounded a bear and deer that snow had since covered the tracks of. Labiche brought in a mule deer killed on Collins's Creek and reported snow falling on the heights above camp. He and Lepage rejoined Collins and Cruzatte to hunt. Frazer returned from the Indian village with roots.
Tuesday 20th May 1806 rained the greater part of the last night and this
morning untill meridean when it Cleared away for an hour and began to rain
and rained at entervals untill 4 P.M. our Covering was so indefferent that
Capt Lewis and my self was wet in our bed all the latter part of the
night. Drewyer, Jos. & R. Fields Set out to towards the mountains.
Shannon & Colter Came in without any thing. they had Seen and Shot at
a Bear and a Deer neither of which they Could get. both of those Animals
they must have Wounded Mortally, but the night Comeing on prevented their
following them, and this morning the Snow had Covered the tracks and hid
the blood and prevented their getting either of them.
at 2 P.M. Labiech Came in with a large Buck of the Mule Deer Speces which
he had killed on Collins’s Creek yesterday. he left Collins and Peter
Crusat on the Creek at which place they would Continue untill his return.
he informd. us that it was Snowing on the leavel plains on the top of the
hill all the time it was raining in the bottom at our Camp. Labiech &
Lapage returned to Collins & Crusat in the evening late for the
purpose of Pursueing the hunt in the Morning early. Several Indians came
to the opposit side of the River and viewed us some time. at 5 P M Frazur
who had leave to go to the Village returned with Some roots which he had
purchased. cloudy &c.
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Tuesday 20th May 1806. It rained for the greater part of last night and this morning until midday, when it cleared away for an hour and then began to rain again, and rained at intervals until 4 P.M. Our covering was so poor that Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and myself were wet in our bed all the latter part of the night. Drewyer (Drouillard), Jos. and R. Fields set out toward the mountains. Shannon and Colter came in without anything. They had seen and shot at a bear and a deer, neither of which they could get. They must have wounded both of those animals mortally, but nightfall prevented them from following them, and this morning the snow had covered the tracks and hidden the blood, preventing them from getting either of them.
At 2 P.M. Labiech (Labiche) came in with a large buck of the mule deer species, which he had killed on Collins's Creek yesterday. He left Collins and Peter Crusat (Cruzatte) on the creek, where they would remain until his return. He informed us that it had been snowing on the level plains on top of the hill the whole time it was raining in the bottom at our camp. Labiech and Lapage (Lepage) returned to Collins and Crusat late in the evening for the purpose of pursuing the hunt early in the morning. Several Indians came to the opposite side of the river and watched us for some time. At 5 P.M. Frazur (Frazer), who had been given leave to go to the village, returned with some roots which he had purchased. Cloudy, etc.
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