Tuesday June 24th. 1806.
We collected our horses early this morning and set out accompanyed
by our three guides. Colter joined us this morning
having killed a bear, which from his discription of it's poverty
and distance we did not think proper to send after. we
nooned it as usual at Collins's Creek where we found Frazier,
solus; the other four men having gone in pursuit of the two
indian men who had set [out] from Collins's Creek two hours
before Frazier and Wizer arrived. after dinner we continued
our rout to Fish Creek a branch of Collins's Creek where we
had lain on the 19th. & 20th. inst. here we found Sergt. Gass
Wiser and the two Indians whom they had prevailed on to
remain at that place untill our arrival; R. & J. Feilds had
only killed one small deer only while they lay at Collins's
Creek and of this they had been liberal to the Indians insomuch
that they had no provision; they had gone on to the
branch of hungary Creek at which we shall noon it tomorrow
in order to hunt. we had fine grass for our horses this
evening.
