Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 11, 1806
At daylight, all able hunters set out from camp on the camas flat. By noon most returned: Gibson brought in a large buck, while Labiche killed a black bear, another large buck, and a crane. Other hunters wounded several deer and shot some pheasants. A group of Indians rode north to another prairie to hunt but came back empty-handed. The horses grazed on excellent feed in the pleasant camas flat. Several hunters went out again in the afternoon, with some staying overnight in the woods for an early morning hunt. The Indians left camp.
that could hunt turned out at day light a hunting, about noon
all returned to Camp. Gibson had killed one fine large buck &
Labuche killed a black bear and a large buck & a crain. Some of
the other hunters wounded Several deer & killed Several pheasants
&C. a number Indians went across this commass flat on horse
back to another prarie or flat to the North of this a hunting but
killed nothing. Several of our hunters went out again this after-
noon our horses have excelent feed in this pleasant commass flat.
Some of the hunters came in this evening and Several Stayed out
in the woods for an eairly hunt in the morning, the Indians all
went away from our Camp &C.
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Those who could hunt turned out at daylight to go hunting. About noon all returned to camp. Gibson had killed one fine large buck, and Labuche killed a black bear, a large buck, and a crane. Some of the other hunters wounded several deer and killed several pheasants, etc. A number of Indians went across this camas flat on horseback to another prairie or flat to the north of this one to hunt, but killed nothing. Several of our hunters went out again this afternoon. Our horses have excellent feed in this pleasant camas flat.
Some of the hunters came in this evening, and several stayed out in the woods for an early hunt in the morning. The Indians all went away from our camp, etc.
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