Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 24, 1806
The party resumed their homeward journey, traveling with three Native guides toward Collins Creek. Two other Indians who had been with them had gone ahead, followed by four men from the expedition. After dining, the group continued on and by evening reached a small prairie along a branch of Collins Creek, where the two Indians and most of the advance men were waiting. Two of the men had gone ahead to hunt, while those who remained had killed one deer.
on our homeward bound journey again proceed on to Collinses
Creek the three guides with us. the other 2 Indians who we lift
here is gone on and 4 of our men went on after them, we dined
and proceeded on towards evening we arived at a Small prarie
on a branch of Collinses Creek1 where the two Indn and our men
except 2 were waiting for us. the other 2 had gone on to hunt,
the men who Stayed with the Indians had killed one deer.
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On our homeward-bound journey, we again proceeded on to Collins's Creek with the three guides. The other two Indians, whom we had left here, have gone on ahead, and four of our men went on after them. We dined and then proceeded on. Toward evening we arrived at a small prairie on a branch of Collins's Creek, where the two Indians and all of our men except two were waiting for us. The other two had gone on to hunt. The men who stayed with the Indians had killed one deer.
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