Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie

22 journal entries · June 18, 1806 – June 23, 1806 · 6 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, John Ordway, Patrick Gass

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June 1806

Clark: June 18, 1806 William Clark “Wednesday June 18th 1806 This morning we had considerable dificuelty in collecting our horses they haveing Strageled of to a considerable distance…” Lewis: June 18, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Wednesday June 18th 1806. This morning we had considerable difficulty in collecting our horses they having straggled off to a considerable distance…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 18, 1806 John Ordway “Sent on a head to go to the villages of the pel-oll-pellow nation1 they took one of the short rifles in order…” Clark: June 19, 1806 William Clark “Thursday June 19th 1806 This morning early Collins Labeesh & Crusat turned out to hunt, and Gibson & Colter fixed two Indian…” Lewis: June 19, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Thursday June 19th 1806. Our hunters were out very early this morning, they returned before noon with one deer only. the Fishermen…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 19, 1806 John Ordway “out a hunting & 2 went at fishing with Indin gigs which Some of the party had with them but could see…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 19, 1806 Patrick Gass “went out and we agreed to stay here all day that our horses might rest and feed. At 10 o’clock our hunters…” Clark: June 20, 1806 William Clark “Friday June 20th 1806 The hunters turned out early in different directions, our guiggers also turned out with 2 guigs a Bayonet…” Lewis: June 20, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Friday June 20th 1806. Our hunters set out early this morning; most of them returned before noon. R. Feilds killed a brown…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 20, 1806 John Ordway “out eairly a hunting, about 11 A. M. R. Fields came in had killed a Brown bear about a mile down this…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 20, 1806 Patrick Gass “the salmon-trout; and some hunters went out. About 9 o’clock one of them returned and had killed a brown-bear. The musquitoes and…” Clark: June 21, 1806 William Clark “Saturday June 21st 1806 We collected our horses early and Set out on our return to the flatts. we all felt Some…” Lewis: June 21, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Saturday June 21st 1806. We collected our horses early set out on our return to the flatts. we all felt some mortification…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 21, 1806 John Ordway “all except 4 which we expect has gone back to the Commass ground we Set out on our return to the Commass…” Clark: June 22, 1806 William Clark “Sunday June 22nd 1806 This morning by light all hands who Could hunt were Sent out, the result of the days performance…” Lewis: June 22, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Sunday June 22nd 1806. this morning by light all hands who could hunt were sent out; the result of this days perfomance…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 22, 1806 John Ordway “turned out eairly this morning a hunting around this Commass flat, one man Set out to go over to the kooskooskee river…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 22, 1806 Patrick Gass “went out early and the Indians remained with me at the camp. At noon the hunters came in, but had killed nothing…” Clark: June 23, 1806 William Clark “Monday June 23rd 1806 Apprehensive from Drewyer & Shannons delay that they had met with Some dif icuelty in precureing a guide,…” Lewis: June 23, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Monday June 23rd 1806. Apprehensive from Drewyer's delay that he had met with some difficulty in procuring a guide, and also that…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 23, 1806 John Ordway “of the hunters turned out again a hunting and killed two deer in the afternoon Drewyer Shannon & Whitehouse returned with the…” Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 23, 1806 Patrick Gass “went out to hunt. While they were out the two Indians went on. About 10 o’clock the hunters came in without having…”

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