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[Clark:]

Tuesday June 24th. 1806

We collected our horses early this morning and set out accompanied
by our 3 guides. Colter joined us this morning
haveing 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 usial at Collins's Creek where we found Frazier,
solus; the other four men haveing gorn in pursute of the two
indians who had set out from Collin's Creek two hours before
Fraziers arrival Wiser arrived there. after dinner we continued
our rout to fish Creek a branch of Collin's creek where
we had lain the 15th 18th. 19th. & 20th. insts. here we found Sargt.
Gass, Wiser and the two indian men whome they had prevail'd
on to remain at that place untill our arival; Jos. & R.
Fields had killed one Small deer only while they lay at Collins
creek, and of this they had been liberal to the indians insomuch
that they had no provisions; they had gorn 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.