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White Pirogue Hauled Out and Repaired

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:18 +0000

lard Set out with the 4 horses crossed the river to the N. Side to
take them down to the Mouth of Morriah [Marias] to back
[pack] the meat while we lay their, as we expect to arive their be-
fore Cap* Lewis & party, we hailed out the white perogue out
of the bushes and repaired hir. about 12 we loaded and Set out
382 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [July 28
with the white perogue and the 5 canoes. procd on down the
rapid water fast. Camped on S. Side at large gange of buffaloe
the hunters killed in a fiew minutes 5 buffaloe Some of which was
fat, and one deer. And R. Frazer killed one buffaloe with his
musquet &C.

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White Clay Ruins; Fields Brothers Kill Two Bighorns

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:18 +0000

and proceeded on fast Saw large gangs of buffal9 and Elk. R.
Frazer killed an Elk. we took the hide and Some of the meat
about 11 A. M. we entered the high clay broken country white
clay hills and the the white walls resembling ancient towns &
buildings &C. Saw a flock of big horn or Ibex on the top of those
walls, we halted and the 2 Fields killed two large Rams which
1 About fifteen miles, according to Lewis, below the mouth of Marias River.
384 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [July 30
had large horns. Cap* Lewis had them Scallintinized [skeleton-
ized] and all the bones & horns as well as the Skin [preserved] to
take to the Seat of government, we dined and procd on passing
the white pleasant walls and Stone wall Creek and on our way
this after noon we killed Seven more Ibex along these clay &
Stone hills and knobs, where these animels live generally. Cap1
Lewis had two of the femail Scallintineized also, we had a Shower
of rain. Saw buffaloe &C. &C.1

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Gift Horse, Sunken Canoe, and Fiddle Dancing

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:10 +0000

number of the natives visited us and gave Frazer a fine young
horse a number of the natives joined and got out our canoe
which was sank, our party exercised themselves running and
playing games called base1 in the evening danced after the fiddle
as the Indians were anxious to see them.

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Razor Traded for Spanish Silver Dollars

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:09 +0000

a rainy morning, we took a light breakfast Frazer got 2 Spanish
mill dollars from a squaw for an old razer we expect they got
them from the Snake Indians who live near the Spanish country
to the South, we proceed on Shortly arived at a fork2 of the
kimoo-enim or Lewises river followed down it Some distance
then left it and bore to the right up a creek. passd one lodge
crossed a steep bad hill and descended down a long hill an[d] a
run pass a large lodge and descended the worst hills we ever saw
a road made down, towards evening we arived at the kimooenim
or Lewises river3 at a fishery at a bad rapid, our chief told us to
set down and not go in the lodge untill we were invited so we did
at length they invited us in. spread robes for us to sit on and Set
a roasted Salmon before us and Some of their white bread which
they call uppah. we eat hearty of this fat fish but did not eat
of it. it was Set up for us. this lodge is about 100 feet long and
20 wide and all in one but they have but fiew Salmon.
1 Lawyer’s Canon Creek. The route led the party up this stream, and the
day’s camp was on its upper waters.
2 They had reached the Salmon River in its lower course — according to Lewis
(journal, June 2) at a point twenty miles above its junction with Snake River.
3 A few miles below the mouth of Salmon River. They were in what is now
southern Nez Perce County, Idaho, on the opposite side of the river from
Wallowa County, Ore.
362 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [May 30

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Lewis Departs Overland to Search for Indians

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:45:25 +0000

usal, and proceeded on. Some of the hunters killed a goose and
a beaver, about 8 oClock A. M. we halted took breakfast under
a handsom ceeder tree on S. Side. Cap1 Lewis, Serg1 Gass, G.
Drewyer and our Intrepter Sharbonoe Set out to go on by land
4 or 5 days expecting to find Some Indians, we proceeded on the
current Swift, we find currents of different kinds as usal, and
wild or choak cherries which are now gitting ripe, the hills begin
to git higher and more pine timber on them, and ceeder along the
River, we passed clifts of rocks about 500 feet from the Surface
of the water, considerable of pine timber along the sides of the
hills. Saw Some timber or trees along the Shores, resembling
ceeder which Some call juniper wood, about noon Cap* Clark
killed a Mountain Sheep out of a flock on the Side of a redish hill
or clifts on L. Side he shot it across the River and the rest of the
flock ran up the clifts which was nearly Steep, the one killed roled
down some distance when it fell, we got it and dined hearty on
it. we proceeded on. passed over a bad rapid at the upper end of
an Island jest above high rough clifts of rocks, the towing line of
the Captains canoe broke in the pitch of the rapid and the canoe
was near turning over nocking again the rocks, little further up
passed a creek or large Spring run,2 which came in on L. S. and
ran rapid, came to a large valley which Cap1 Clark had seen be-
fore when he came up a fiew days ago. passed large bottoms cov-
ered with timber, on each side of the River. Saw a white bear,
took on board 2 Elk which Cap1 Lewis had killed and left for us.
the hunters killed in these bottoms 5 deer this evening, passed
the mouth of a large creek3 on the Stard Side and a Spring, came
1 Just above a small run which Coues identifies as modern Antelope
Creek. It empties into Jefferson River near the boundary of Madison, Jeffer-
son, and Gallatin counties.
2 Named in honor of Frazier. one of the members of the expedition. Now
called South Boulder Creek, in northern Madison County.
J Boulder River, in Jefferson County.
1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 257
13| miles and Camped on the Lard Side in a bottom of cotton tim-
ber.1 high hills on each side, and Saw the mountain2 a Short
distance to the South of us.

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Revisiting Pleasant Camp Near Corvus Creek

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Thursday 28th of August 1806 Capt Lewis had a bad nights rest and is not
very well this morning. we Set out early and proceded on very well, Saw a
number of Buffalow bulls on the banks in different places. passd the 3
rivers of the Seioux pass at 9 A.M. a Short distance below on the S W Side
Sent out Reubin & Joseph Feild to hunt for the Mule deer or the
antilope neither of which we have either the Skins or Scellitens of, we
detected those two men to proceed on down to the places we encamped the
16th & 17th of Septr. 1804 and which place the party had called
pleasant Camp from the great abundance of Game Such as Buffalow Elk,
antilopes, Blacktail or mule deer, fallow deer, common deer wolves barking
Squirels, Turkies and a variety of other animals, aded to which there was
a great abundance of the most delicious plumbs and grapes. this Situation
which is a Short distance above the enterance of Corvus Creek we are
deturmined to delay one day for the purpose of prcureing the sceletins of
the Mule deer & antilope, and Some barking Squirels. a fiew miles
below the place the 2 Fields were Set on Shore we Set Drewyer and Labeech
on Shore with the Same directions which had been given to the 2 field’s at
12 oClock we Landed on the S W. Side at the Same Spot which we had
encamped on the 16th and 17th of September 1804, and formed a Camp, Sent
out Serjt. Pryor, Shields, Go. Gibson, Willard and Collins to hunt in the
plains up Corvus Creek for the Antilope and Mule deer Sent out Bratten and
Frazier to kill the barking Squirel, and Gave directions to all of them to
kill the Magpye if they Should See any of them Several of the men and the
Squaws of the enterpreter Jessomme and the Mandan Chief went to Some plumb
bushes in the bottom and geathered more plumbs than the party Could eate
in 2 days, those blumbs are of 3 Speces, the most of them large and well
flavored. our Situation is pleasent a high bottom thinly timbered and
covered with low grass without misquitors. at 3 P. M Drewyer and Labeech
arived, the latter haveing killd. a Deer of the Common Speceis only. in
the evening late all the hunters returned without any Speces of animal we
were in want of, they killed 4 Common deer and two buffalow a part of the
best of the meat of those animals they brought in. we precured two of the
barking Squirels only. as we Could not precere any Mule deer or antelope
we concluded to Send the hunters on a head early in the morning and delay
untill 10 A. M to give them time to hunt. I derected Shannon & Collins
to go on the opposit Side, and Labeech and Willard to proceed down on this
Side at Some distance from the river and join the party at the round
Island &c. and R. Field to proceed on Slowly in the Small Canoe to
that place and take in any thing which the hunters might kill. Made 32
miles to day

The hunters informed me that they Saw great numbers of Buffalow in the
plains. I Saw Several herds of those animals on either Side to day at a
distance.

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Lewis's Detachment Rejoins Clark's Party at Last

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:52 +0000

Thursday 12th August 1806 I set out early this morning and had not
proceeded on far before Shannon discovered he had lost his Tomahk. I
derected him to land his Skin Canoe and go back to our Camp of last night
in Serch of it, and proceeded on my self with the two wood and one Skin
Canoe to a large hottom on the N. E Side above the head of Jins island and
landed to take brackfast as well as to delay untill Shannon & Gibson
Should arive. Sent out Shields & Labiech to hunt deer in the bottom,
at 2 P m. Shannon and gibson arived having found the tomahawk at our camp
they killed 3 Elk &c. one of the Canoes of Buffalow Skin by accident
got a hole peirced in her of about 6 inches diamuter. I derected two of
the men to patch the Canoe with a piece of Elk skin over the hole, which
they did and it proved all Sufficient, after which the Canoe did not leak
one drop. The two hunters returned without haveing killed any thing. at
meridian Capt Lewis hove in Sight with the party which went by way of the
Missouri as well as that which accompanied him from Travellers rest on
Clarks river; I was alarmed on the landing of the Canoes to be informed
that Capt. Lewis was wounded by an accident-. I found him lying in the
Perogue, he informed me that his wound was slight and would be well in 20
or 30 days this information relieved me very much. I examined the wound
and found it a very bad flesh wound the ball had passed through the
fleshey part of his left thy below the hip bone and cut the cheek of the
right buttock for 3 inches in length and the debth of the ball. Capt L.
informed me the accident happened the day before by one of the men Peter
Crusat misstakeig him in the thick bushes to be an Elk. Capt Lewis with
this Crusat and Several other men were out in the bottom Shooting of Elk,
and had Scattered in a thick part of the woods in pursute of the Elk.
Crusat Seeing Capt L. passing through the bushes and takeing him to be an
Elk from the Colour of his Cloathes which were of leather and very nearly
that of the Elk fired and unfortunately the ball passed through the thy as
aforesaid. Capt Lewis thinking it indians who had Shot him hobbled to the
canoes as fast as possible and was followered by Crusat, the mistake was
then discovered. This Crusat is near Sighted and has the use of but one
eye, he is an attentive industerous man and one whome we both have placed
the greatest Confidence in dureing the whole rout.After Capt. Lewis
and my Self parted at Travellers rest, he with the Indians proceeded down
the West Side of Clarks river Seven miles and crossed on rafts 2 miles
below the East fork 120 yards wide, after Crossing the river he proceeded
up the North Side of the east fork and encampd. here the Indians left him
and proceeded down Clarks river in Serch of the Tushepaws. an Indian man
Came up with Cap L. from the W. of the mountains and proceeded on with
those who had accompanied us. Capt. L. proceeded up the E. fork of Clarks
river 17 ms. to the enterance of Cokahlarishkit river or the river to
buffalow, he proceeded up on the North Side of this river which is 60
yards wide crossing Several Small Streams and the N. fork, and passing
over part of the dividing mountain onto the waters of Deabourns river in
the plains and in a Derection to the N. extremity of Easte range of rocky
mountains which pass the Missouri at the pine Island Rapid. from thence he
bore his Course to the N E untill he Struck Meadcin river near where that
river Enters the rocky Mts. and proceeded down Medicine river to the
Missouri at the white bear Islands at the upper part of the portage. this
rout is a very good one tho not the most derect rout, the most derect rout
would be to proceed up the Missouri above Dearborns river and take a right
hand road & fall on a South branch of the Cokatlarishkit R. and
proceed down that river to the main road but the best rout would be from
the falls of the Missouri by fort mountain and passing the N. extremity of
that range of the Rocky Mountains which pass the Missouri at the pine
Island rapid Course nearly S. W. and to the gap through which the great
road passeds the dividing mountain the distance from the falls to this gap
about 45 miles through a tolerable leavel plain on an old indian road. and
the distance from thence to Clarks river is 105 miles. The total distance
from the falls of the Missouri to Clarks river is only 150 miles of a
tolerable roadCapt L. arived at the white Bear Islands and encampd.
on the West Side of the Missouri and in the morning he discovered that the
Indians had taken of Seven of his best horses, drewyer prosued the indians
two day’s on the rout towards Clarks river. he Saw their camp on Dearborns
river near the road on which Capt. Lewis & party Come on a by place
where they had left only one or two day at this encampment he Saw great
appearanc of horseson the return of Drewyer Capt L. took Drewyer
& the 2 fieldses & proceeded on his intended rout up Marias river
leaving Sergt. Gass, Thompson, Frazier, Werner, McNeal & Goodrich at
the portage to prepare Geer and repar the wheels & Carrage against the
arival of the Canoes and he also left 4 horses for the purpose of hauling
the Canoes across. The Canoes arrived on the 16th, and on the 26th they
had all except one across, the Plains becom So muddy from the emence rains
which had fallen, that they Could not get her over the portage. on the
28th they joined Capt Lewis at the Grog Spring a fiew miles above the
enterance of Marias river From the Falls of Missouri Capt. L. proceeded on
with Drewyer & the 2 fieldses Courss

On the 26th of July Capt Lewis Set out on his return to the enterance of
Marias river to meet with the party with, the Canoes from the falls. his
course was through the plains

S. E. 5 Milespassing a Small Creek from the mts

S. 70° E. 9 Miles to a principal branch of Marias River 65 yards wide not
very deep at 7 mile. this last branch is Shallow and rapid about the Size
of the former from the S W. both of those Streams Contain a great
preportion of timberhere we find the 3 Specis of Cotton before
mentioned

N 80° E. 4 miles down Marias river and met with 8 Indians of the Blackfoot
nation with about 30 horses, those Indians professed friendship and Set
out with him and encamped together the night of the 26th of July, thy
informed him that there was two large bands of their nation in that
quarter one of which would be at the enterance of Marias river in a fiew
days. they also informed that a french Trader was with one of those bands,
that they traded with the white people on the Suskashwen River at 6 easy
days march or about 150 miles distant from whome they precured Guns Powder
Lead blankets &c. in exchange for wolf and beaver Skins. Capt Lewis
gave them a Flag Meadel & Handkerchief Capt. L. informed those Indians
where he was from & where he had been and his objects & friendly
views &c. of which they appeared to be well Satisfied.

“on the morning of the 27th at day light the indians got up and crouded
around the fire, Jo. Field who was on post had carelessly laid his gun
down behind him near where his brother was Sleeping. one of the Indians
Slipd. behind him and took his gun and that of his brother unperceived by
him, at the Same instant two others advanced and Seized the guns of
Drewyer and Capt Lewis who were yet asleep. Jo. Fields Seeing this turned
about to take his gun and Saw the fellow running off with his and his
brothers, he called to his brother who instantly jumped up and prosued the
indian with him whome they overtook at the distance of 50 or 60 paces
Siezed their guns and rested them from him and R. Field as he Seized his
gun Stabed the indian to the heart with his knif who fell dead; (this Cap
L. did not know untill Some time after.) drewyer who awoke at the first
alarm jumped up and Seized & rested his gun from the indian &c.
Capt L. awoke and asked what was the matter Seeing Drewyer in a Scuffle
for his gun he turned to get his gun and found her gorn, he drew a pistol
from his holsters and prosued the Indian whom he Saw in possession of his
gun making off he presented the pistol and the indian lay down the gun.
the two Fields Came up and drew up to Shoot the Indian which Capt L.
forbid the indians then attempted to drive off all the horses. Capt L.
derected the men to fire on them if they attempted to drive off the
horses, and prosued two fellows who Continued to drive of his horses he
Shot the indian who had taken his gun and then in possession of his horse
through the belly, he fell and raised on his elbow and fired at Capt L.
the other made his escape into a nitch out of Sight with his bow and
arrows and as Capt L. guns was empty and he without his Shot pouch he
returnd. to the Camp where the 2 fields and Drewyer joind him having
prosued the indians across the river the were now in possession of the
most of their own as well as the indian horses and a gun Several bows
& arrows and all the indians baggage the gun & Some feathers and
flag they took and burnt all the other articles. and Saddled up a many of
the best horses as they wished with Some Spear horses, and Set out for to
intersept the party at Marias river and proceded on a little to the S. of
East 112 Miles to the Missouri at the Grog Spring. here they met with
Canoes and party decending joined them leaving their horses on the river
bank, and proceeded on to the enterance of Marias river opened the
deposits, found Several articles damaged. 3 Beaver traps could not be
found, the red perogue unfit for Service, from thenc they proceeded
without delay to the River Rochejhone See cources of Capt Lewis rout in
next book.”

at 2 P.M. Shannon & Gibson arived in the Skin Canoe with the Skins and
the greater part of the flesh of 3 Elk which they had killed a fiew miles
above. the two men Dixon & Handcock the two men we had met above came
down intending to proceed on down with us to the Manclans. at 3 P M we
proceded on all together having left the 2 leather Canoes on the bank. a
little below the enterance of (Jos) Shabonos Creek we Came too on a large
Sand point from the S. E. Side and Encamped. the wind blew very hard from
the S W. and Some rain. I washed Capt L. wound which has become Sore and
Somewhat painfull to him.

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Drouillard Confirms Horses Stolen by Indians

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:44 +0000

15 July 1806. Sent McNeal down this morning to the lower part of the
portage to see whether the large perogue and cash were safe.Drewyer
returned without the horses and reported that he had tracked them to
beyond our camp of the

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Tuesday July 15th 1806. Dispatched McNeal early this morning to the lower
part of portage in order to learn whether the Cash and white perogue
remained untouched or in what state they were. the men employed in drying
the meat, dressing deerskins and preparing for the reception of the
canoes. at 1 P.M. Drewyer returned without the horses and reported that
after a diligent surch of 2 days he had discovered where the horses had
passed Dearborn’s river at which place there were 15 lodges that had been
abandoned about the time our horses were taken; he pursued the tracks of a
number of horses from these lodges to the road which we had traveled over
the mountains which they struck about 3 ms. South of our encampment of the
7th inst. and had pursued this road Westwardly; I have no doubt but they
are a party of the Tushapahs who have been on a buffaloe hunt. Drewyer
informed that there camp was in a small bottom on the river of about 5
acres inclosed by the steep and rocky and lofty clifts of the river and
that so closely had they kept themselves and horses within this little
spot that there was not a track to be seen of them within a quarter of a
mile of that place. every spire of grass was eaten up by their horses near
their camp which had the appearance of their having remained here some
time. his horse being much fatiegued with the ride he had given him and
finding that the indians had at least 2 days the start of him thought it
best to return. his safe return has releived me from great anxiety. I had
already settled it in my mind that a whitebear had killed him and should
have set out tomorrow in surch of him, and if I could not find him to
continue my rout to Maria’s river. I knew that if he met with a bear in
the plains even he would attack him. and that if any accedent should
happen to seperate him from his horse in that situation the chances in
favour of his being killed would be as 9 to 10. I felt so perfectly
satisfyed that he had returned in safety that I thought but little of the
horses although they were seven of the best I had. this loss great as it
is, is not intirely irreparable, or at least dose not defeat my design of
exploring Maria’s river. I have yet 10 horses remaining, two of the best
and two of the worst of which I leave to assist the party in taking the
canoes and baggage over the portage and take the remaining 6 with me;
these are but indifferent horses most of them but I hope they may answer
our purposes. I shall leave three of my intended party, (viz ) Gass,
Frazier and Werner, and take the two Feildses and Drewyer. by having two
spare horses we can releive those we ride. having made this arrangement I
gave orders for an early departure in the morning, indeed I should have
set out instantly but McNeal road one of the horses which I intend to take
and has not yet returned. a little before dark McNeal returned with his
musquet broken off at the breech, and informed me that on his arrival at
willow run he had approached a white bear within ten feet without discover
him the bear being in the thick brush, the horse took the allarm and
turning short threw him immediately under the bear; this animal raised
himself on his hinder feet for battle, and gave him time to recover from
his fall which he did in an instant and with his clubbed musquet he struck
the bear over the head and cut him with the guard of the guns and broke
off the breech, the bear stunned with the stroke fell to the ground and
began to scratch his head with his feet; this gave McNeal time to climb a
willow tree which was near at hand and thus fortunately made his escape.
the bear waited at the foot of the tree untill late in the evening before
he left him, when McNeal ventured down and caught his horse which had by
this time strayed off to the distance of 2 ms. and returned to camp. these
bear are a most tremenduous animal; it seems that the hand of providence
has been most wonderfully in our favor with rispect to them, or some of us
would long since have fallen a sacrifice to their farosity. there seems to
be a sertain fatality attatched to the neighbourhood of these falls, for
there is always a chapter of accedents prepared for us during our
residence at them. the musquetoes continue to infest us in such manner
that we can scarcely exist; for my own part I am confined by them to my
bier at least 3/4ths of my time. my dog even howls with the torture he
experiences from them, they are almost insupportable, they are so numerous
that we frequently get them in our thrats as we breath.

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Drouillard Shoots Large Brown Bear on Riverbank

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:42 +0000

July 10th 1806. Set out early and continued down the S W bank of the river
N 75 E 24 m. to our encampment in a grove of cottonwood timber. the latter
part of this course for 7 miles there is no timber in the river bottom,
the other parts of the river possesses bottoms of the wide leafed
cottonwood. much the greater part of the bottom is untimbered. the bottoms
are wide and level the high praries or plains are also beautiful level and
smooth. great quantities of prickly pear of two kinds on the plains. the
ground is renderd so miry by the rain which fell yesterday that it is
excessively fatiegueing to the horses to travel. we came 10 miles and
halted for dinner the wind blowing down the river in the fore part of the
day was unfavourable to the hunters they saw several gangs of Elk but they
having the wind of them ran off. in the evening the wind set from the West
and we fell in with a few elk of which R. Fields and myself killed 3 one
of which swam the river and fell on the opposite so we therefore lost it’s
skin I sent the packhorses on with Sergt. Gass directing them to halt and
encamp at the first timber which proved to be about 7 ms. I retained
frazier to assist in skining the Elk. we wer about this time joined by
drewer. a large brown bear swam the river near where we were and drewyer
shot and killed it. by the time we butchered thes 2 elk and bar it was
nearly dark we loaded our horses with the best of the meat and pursud the
party and found them encamped as they had been directed in the first
timber. we did not reach them until 9 P.M. they informed us that they had
seen a very large bear in the plains which had pursued Sergt. Gass and
Thomson some distance but their horses enabled them to keep out of it’s
reach. they were affraid to fire on the bear least their horses should
throw them as they were unaccustomed to the gun. we killed five deer 3 Elk
and a bear today saw vast herds of buffaloe in the evening below us on the
river. we hered them bellowing about us all night. vast assemblages of
wolves. saw a large herd of Elk making down the river. passed a
considerable rapid in medicine river after dark. the river about a hundred
yards wide is deep and in many parts rappid and today has been much
crouded with islands. from our encampment down we know the river and there
is no rapids and scarcely any courant. goosberries are very abundant of
the common red kind and are begining to ripen. no currants on this river.
both species of the prickly pears just in blume.

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Twelve Deer Killed; Expedition Split Planned

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:38 +0000

Tuesday July 1st 1806 on Clark’s river We Sent out all the hunters very
early this morning by 12 OClock they all returned haveing killd. 12 Deer
Six of them large fat Bucks, this is like once more returning to the land
of liveing a plenty of meat and that very good. as Capt. Lewis and Myself
part at this place we make a division of our party and such baggage and
provisions as is Souteable. the party who will accompany Capt L. is G.
Drewyer, Sergt. Gass, Jo. & R. Fields, Frazier & Werner, and
Thompson Goodrich & McNear as far as the Falls of Missouri at which
place the 3 latter will remain untill I Send down the Canoes from the head
of Jeffersons river. they will then join that party and after passing the
portage around the falls, proceed on down to the enterance of Maria where
Capt. Lewis will join them after haveing assended that river as high up as
Laid. 50° North. from the head of Jeffersons river I shall proceed on to
the head of the Rockejhone with a party of 9 or 10 men and desend that
river. from the R Rockejhone I Shall dispatch Sergt. Pryor with the horses
to the Mandans and from thence to the Tradeing Establishments of the N. W.
Co on the Assinniboin River with a letter which we have written for the
purpose to engage Mr. H. Haney to endeaver to get Some of the principal
Chiefs of the Scioux to accompany us to the Seat of our government &.
we divide the Loading and apportion the horses. Capt L. only takes 17
horses with him, 8 only of which he intends to take up the Maria &c.
One of the Indians who accompaned us Swam Clarks river and examined the
Country around, on his return he informed us that he had discovered where
a Band of the Tushepaws had encamped this Spring passed of 64 Lodges,
& that they had passed Down Clarks river and that it was probable that
they were near the quawmash flatts on a Easterly branch of that river.
those guides expressed a desire to return to their nation and not
accompany us further, we informed them that if they was deturmined to
return we would kill some meat for them, but wished that they would
accompy Capt. Lewis on the rout to the falls of Missouri only 2 nights and
show him the right road to cross the Mountains. this they agreed to do. we
gave a medal of the Small Size to the young man Son to the late Great
Chief of the Chopunnish Nation who had been remarkably kind to us in every
instance, to all the others we tied a bunch of blue ribon about the hair,
which pleased them very much. the Indian man who overtook us in the
Mountain, presented Capt. Lewis with a horse and said that he opened his
ears to what we had said, and hoped that Cap Lewis would see the
Crovanters of Fort De Prarie and make a good peace that it was their
desire to be at peace. Shew them the horse as a token of their wishes
&c.

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