Clark: June 12, 1806

Thursday June 12th 1806. All our hunters except Gibson returned about
noon; none of them had killed any thing except Shields who brought with
him two deer. in the evening they resumed their hunt and remained out all
night. an Indian visited us this evening and Spent the night at our Camp.
Whitehouse returned with his horse at 1 P.M. the days are very worm and
the Musquetors our old Companions have become very troublesom.

The Cutnose informed us on the 10th before we left him that two young
Chiefs would overtake us with a view to accompany us to the Falls of the
Missouri and probably to the Seat of our Governmt. nothing interesting
occured in the course of this day. our camp is agreeably Situated in a
point of timbered land on the eastern borders of an extensive leave) and
butifull prarie which is intersected by Several Small branches near the
bank of one of which our Camp is placed. the quawmash is now in blume at a
Short distance it resembles a lake of fine clear water, So complete is
this deseption that on first Sight I could have Sworn it was water.