Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 13, 1806
The party hunted from camp on Weippe Prairie. Around noon, R. Fields and Willard set out about ten miles ahead to hunt at a small prairie until the rest caught up. The other hunters returned that afternoon with good results: eight men—Gibson, Shields, Shannon, Collins, J. Fields, Drouillard, Labiche, and one unnamed—each killed a deer, though ravens and buzzards consumed Labiche's kill while he continued hunting. Colter also brought in a large crane.
eairly from Camp a hunting about noon R. Fields and willard
set out to go on about 10 miles a head and hunt at a small prarie
untill we come up. our hunters all came in this afternoon and
eight of them had killed each a deer Gibson Shields Shannon
1 On the Weippe Prairie, some miles north of Lolo Fork, or Collins Creek,
near the source of Jim Ford Creek and not far from the town of Weippe. For
a recent description of the locality and the camping ground of the explorers see
Wheeler, II, 278-80.
366 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [June 14
Collins J° Fields Drewyer Labuche and [blank space in Ms.] all
the meat except Labuches was brought in & that the ravens &
buzzards eat while he was hunting a little more after killing it-
one of the other hunters Colter killed a large crain.
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Early from camp, hunting about noon. R. Fields and Willard set out to go ahead about 10 miles and hunt at a small prairie until we came up. Our hunters all came in this afternoon and eight of them had each killed a deer: Gibson, Shields, Shannon, Collins, J. Fields, Drewyer (Drouillard), Labuche, and [blank space in manuscript]. All the meat except Labuche's was brought in; the ravens and buzzards ate his while he was hunting a little more after killing it. One of the other hunters, Colter, killed a large crane.
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