Lewis: May 20, 1806
Heavy rain fell through the night and much of the day, soaking the captains in their poor shelter, while snow fell on the higher plains. Drewyer and the Field brothers left to hunt in the mountains. Shannon and Colter returned empty-handed, having lost a wounded bear and deer to the snow. Labuish brought in a mule deer killed on Collins's Creek, then rejoined Cruzatte and Collins for more hunting with LaPage. Frazier returned from a nearby village with roots and bread, purchased by the men trading away their brass buttons, which the local Indians prized.
Tuesday May 20th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and
continued this morning untill noon when it cleared away about an hour and
then rained at intervals untill 4 in the evening. our covering is so
indifferent that Capt C. and myself lay in the water the greater part of
the last night. Drewyer, and the two Feildses set out on a hunting
excurtion towards the mountains. Shannon and Colter came in unsuccessfull,
they had wounded a bear and a deer last evening but the night coming on
they were unable to pursue them, and the snow which fell in the course of
the night and this morning had covered the blood and rendered all further
pursuit impracticable. at 2 P.M. Labuish arrived with a large buck of the
Mule deer speceis which he had killed on Collins’s Creek yesterday. he had
left Cruzatte and Collins on the Creek where they were to wait his return.
he informed us that it was snowing on the plain while it was raining at
our camp in the river bottom. late in the evening Labuish and LaPage set
out to join Collins and Cruzatte in order to resume their hunt early
tomorrow morning. this evening a party of indians assembled on the
opposite bank of the river and viewed our camp with much attention for
some time and retired.at 5 P.M. Frazier who had been permitted to
go to the village this morning returned with a pasel of Roots and bread
which he had purchased. brass buttons is an article of which these people
are tolerably fond, the men have taken advantage of their prepossession in
favour of buttons and have devested themselves of all they had in
possesson which they have given in exchange for roots and bread.
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Tuesday, May 20th, 1806. It rained for most of last night and continued this morning until noon, when it cleared up for about an hour, and then rained at intervals until 4 in the evening. Our covering is so poor that Capt C. (Capt. Clark) and I lay in the water for most of last night. Drewyer and the two Fields brothers set out on a hunting trip toward the mountains. Shannon and Colter came in unsuccessful; they had wounded a bear and a deer last evening, but with night coming on they were unable to pursue them, and the snow that fell during the night and this morning had covered the blood and made any further pursuit impossible.
At 2 P.M. Labuish arrived with a large buck of the Mule deer species, which he had killed on Collins's Creek yesterday. He had left Cruzatte and Collins on the creek, where they were to wait for his return. He informed us that it was snowing on the plain while it was raining at our camp in the river bottom. Late in the evening, Labuish and LaPage set out to rejoin Collins and Cruzatte so they could resume their hunt early tomorrow morning. This evening a party of Indians gathered on the opposite bank of the river and watched our camp with much attention for some time before withdrawing.
At 5 P.M. Frazier, who had been allowed to go to the village this morning, returned with a parcel of roots and bread that he had purchased. Brass buttons are an article these people are fairly fond of, and the men have taken advantage of their fondness for buttons and have stripped themselves of all the buttons they had, giving them in exchange for roots and bread.
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