Friday 11th July 1806
Sent on 4 of the best hunters in 2 canoes to proceed on a
fiew miles a head and hunt untill I came up with them, after
an early brackfast I proceeded on down a very crooked chanel,
at 8 a.m I overtook one canoe with a Deer which Collins had
killed, at Meridian passed Sergt. Pryors camp near a high
point of land on the left side which the Shoshones call the
beavers head. the wind rose and blew with great violence
from the S W imediately off Some high mountains covered
with Snow. the violence of this wind retarded our progress
very much and the river being emencely crooked we had it
imediately in our face nearly every bend. at 6 P M I passed
Phalanthrophy river which I proceved was very low. the wind
Shifted about to the N E. and bley[w] very hard tho' much
wormer than the forepart of the day. at 7 P M I arrived at
the Enterance of Wisdom River and Encampd. in the Spot
we had encamped the (6th) of August last. here we found a
Bayonet which had been left & the canoe quite safe. I directed
that all the nails be taken out of this canoe and paddles to be
made of her sides &c. here I came up with Gibson & Colter
whome I had sent on a head for the purpose of hunting this
morning, they had killed a fat Buck and 5 young gees nearly
grown. Wisdom river is very high and falling. I have Seen
great N
os. of Beaver on the banks and in the water as I passed
down to day, also some Deer and great numbers [of] young
gees, Sandhill cranes &
c. &
c. Sg
t. Pryor left a deer on the
shore
