[Clark:]
Tuesday 20th. May 1806
rained the greater part of the last night and this morning
untill meridian when it cleared away for an hour and began to
rain and rained at intervals untill 4 P. M. our covering was
so indefferent that Capt Lewis and myself was wet in our bed
all the latter part of the night. Drewyer, Jos. & R. Fields
set out towards the mountains. Shannon & Colter came in
without any thing. they had seen and Shot at a Bear and a
Deer neither of which they could get. both of those Animals
they must have Wounded Mortally, but the night comeing on
prevented their following them, and this morning the snow had
covered the tracks and hid the blood and prevented their
getting either of them. at 2 P. M. Labiech came in with a
large Buck of the Mule Deer Speces which he had killed on
Collins's Creek yesterday. he left Collins and Peter Crusat
on the Creek at which place they would continue untill his
return. he informed us that it was snowing on the leavel
plains on the top of the hill all the time it was raining in the
bottom at our camp. Labiech & Lapage returned to Collins
& Crusat in the evening late for the purpose of Pursueing
the hunt in the morning early. Several Indians came to the
opposit side of the River and viewed us some time. at 5 P M
Frazur who had leave to go to the village returned with some
roots which he had purchased. cloudy &
c.
