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Gibson Shoots Deer from Canoe; Fifty-Eight Miles

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:25 +0000

procd on verry well Gibson killed a deer from his canoe, the
logs & Sawyers are pleanty in this part of the Missourie we
having made 58 miles this day Camped 12 miles above R.
Platte.4

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Three Keelboats Met Near the Old Kansa Village

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:25 +0000

and procd on Soon passed the old village of the Kansers. Some
of the hunters killd Several deer from their canoes about 3
oClock P. M. we discovred three keel Boats Sailing up the river,
we put to Shore Spread our flags they sailed up to us and halted
with us a Short time they were tradors from S* Louis and french-
man but could Some of them Speak English, they are bound for
the Mahars nations, they gave us ardent spirits buiscuits and
cheese &C. onion we then procd on Gibson shot an other deer
from his canoe at dark we Camped on N. Side.1

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Headwinds Force Halt at Wisdom River Mouth

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:16 +0000

eairly and Set off proceeded on the wind hard a> head which is
unfavourable to us. in the evening we arived at the mouth of
Wisdom [Big Hole] River. Camped2 where we left the Small
canoe last year, wisdom river is verry high at this time 2 hunt-
ers went out. Collins killed 2 deer and Gibson killed a fat buck
this evening the beaver Sign and lodges without number all
this day. they are pleantier in this valley than I have seen on
the route &C.

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Hunting and Fishing Near the Creek

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:12 +0000

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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Gibson and Labiche Lead Strong Hunt at Camas Flat

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:11 +0000

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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Eight Hunters Return Laden from Weippe Prairie

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:11 +0000

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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Gibson Carried Ashore in a Blanket

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:53 +0000

evening the party returned Bratton came by land sick they
brought Gibson in a blank* up from the canoe, he is very Sick,
and low.1

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Gibson Gravely Ill at Salt Works; Five Elk Killed

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:52 +0000

last night, in the afternoon two men came in from the Salt
works and informed us that Gibson is verry sick at the Salt
works and Bretn [Bratton] verry unwell, the 2 men who came
had killed 5 Elk but got only a little of it at the salt works.

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Gibson Falls Ill; Huts Rising at Winter Camp

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:36 +0000

huts, rained the greater part of the day. George Gibson Sick.
Thcrsday 12th Decr 1805. a number of the Clatsop Indians
visited us. we finished raiseing one line of our huts.

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Lewis Scouts Southern Fork Toward Snowy Mountains

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:23 +0000

oClock Cap1 Lewis, George Drewyer G. Gibson Jo8 Fields & Silas
Goodrich Set out for the Snowey So[u]th Mountains, we burryed
on the high land 1 keg of powder 1 bar led. 1 keg flour. 1 keg
pork 2 kegs parchd meal the bellows & tolls, augur plains, Saws
axes tin cups dutch ovens, bear Skins packs of beaver Skins buf-
falow Robes, & a nomber of other articles, all of weight such as
1 This was done because of the uncertainty as to which of the two forks was
the continuation of the Missouri River proper, and the desire to determine the
point as soon as possible. With the exception of Lewis and Clark, the party
to a man believed the Marias to be the main river, and the one, therefore, which
should be ascended. The Indians at Fort Mandan had told of the falls on
the upper Missouri, and Lewis intended to hasten on in advance until he came
either to them or to the “Snowy mountains.” The discovery of the former
would determine they were on the right stream; of the latter, that they were
ascending the wrong one.
230 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [June 12
Rams horns &.C. The blacksmiths compleated repaering the
arms &.C. we Compleated hurrying the articles &.C. [and] got in
readiness to assend the South fork, the wind from the S. West
hard the evening fair & fine wind from the N. W. after night
became cold, high wind we have caught a considerable quan-
tity of Small fish Since we lay at the forks, one kind of flat Scalled
fish that we never Saw the kind before.

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