Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 19, 1806
The party spent the day hunting and fishing near a creek. Some men attempted to spear fish using Indian gigs but had little success, as fish were scarce. Labuche returned around noon with a deer, and R. Fields brought in two more. Shields, however, failed to recover two lost horses. In the evening, Gibson gigged a fish initially thought to be salmon but identified as a lean salmon trout, suggesting the creek's fish were generally poor. Mosquitoes were very bothersome throughout the day.
out a hunting & 2 went at fishing with Indin gigs which Some of
the party had with them but could see only now and then a
Scattering one, and could not kill any. about noon Labuche came
in with a deer which he had killed. Shortly after all our men
who Stayed back came up R. Fields had killed two deer, but
Shields had not found the 2 lost horses, towards evening Gibson
giged & killd one of the fish we took to be Salmon and we found
it to be Salmon trout, and poor, we expect they all are that is in
this creek, the Musquetoes are verry troublesome.
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Some went out hunting and two went fishing with Indian gigs that some of the party had with them, but they could see only an occasional scattered fish, and could not kill any. About noon Labuche came in with a deer he had killed. Shortly after, all our men who stayed back came up. R. Fields had killed two deer, but Shields had not found the two lost horses. Toward evening Gibson gigged and killed one of the fish we took to be salmon, and we found it to be a salmon trout, and poor; we expect that all of them in this creek are the same. The mosquitoes are very troublesome.
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