Clark: August 26, 1805

August 26th Monday 1805 a fine morning Despatched three men a head to
hunt, our horses missing Sent out my guide and four men to hunt them,
which detained me untill 9 oClock a.m. at which time I Set out and
proceeded on by the way of the forks to the Indian Camps at the first were
not one mouthfull to eate untill night as our hunters could kill nothing
and I could See & catch no fish except a few Small ones. The Indians
gave us 2 Sammon boiled which I gave to the men, one of my men Shot a
Sammon in the river about Sunset those fish gave us a Supper. all the Camp
flocked about me untill I went to Sleepand I beleve if they had a
Sufficency to eate themselves and any to Spare they would be liberal of it
I derected the men to mend their Mockessons to night and turn out in the
morning early to hunt Deer fish birds &c. &c. Saw great numbers of
the large Black grass hopper. Some bars which were verry wild, but few
Birds. a number of ground Lizards; Some fiew Pigions