[Clark:]
Thursday June 19th 1806
This morning early Collins Labeesh & Crusat turned out to
hunt, and Gibson & Colter fixed two Indian giggs and went
in serch of fish in the Creek. I took my gun and walked up
the Creek about 4 Miles Saw some bear sign and one fish only.
Gibson killed only one fish which we found to be the Salmon
Trout of the dark species. this fish was of the common size
pore and indifferently flavoured. Labeesh killed one Deer
neither of the others killed any thing. about 1 P. M. Jo. &
R Fields & LaPage came up. Reubin & Joseph Fields
broughth two Deer which R. had killed in the small glade on
a branch of Hungary Creek where we had left them yesterday.
Shields & LaPage did not find the two horses which we lost yesterday
morning. they report that they hunted with great diligence
in the vicinity of our camp of the 17
th. without suckcess.
in my walk of this day up the creek I observed a great abundance
of fine grass sufficient to sustain our horses any length of
time we chose to stay at this place. Several glades of quawmash.
the S W. Sides of the hills is fallen timber and burnt
woods, the N. E. Sides of the hills is thickly timbered with
lofty pine, and thick under growth. This evening several
salmon trout were seen in the Creek, they hid themselves
under the banks of the creek which jutted over in such a
manner as to secure them from the stroke of our giggs nets
and spears which were made for the purpose of taking those
salmon trout. we concluded to delay at this place another
day with a view to give time to the two young Chiefs to
arrive in case they set out on the 19
th. ins
t. as they informed
us they should they will have sufficient time to join us tomorrow
or early the next day. should we get a guide from
this place it will save us two days march through some of
the worst road through those Mountains, crouded with fallin
timber mudholes and steep hills &
c. we directed all the
hunters to turn out early and kill something for us to live
on &
c. Musquetors troublesom.
