Clark: June 8, 1806

Sunday June 8th 1806 Drewyer returned this morning from the chase without
killing any thing. his horse left him last night and he prosued him near
our camp before he cought him. The Sick Chief is much mended, he can bear
his weight on his legs and recovers Strength. the Child has nearly
recovered. The Cut nose and ten or 12 came over today to visit us, two of
those were of the tribes from the plains of Lewis’s river whome we had not
before Seen; one of those men brought a horse which I gave a tomahawk
which I had exchanged for with the Chief of the Clahclahlah’s Nation below
the Great rapids of Columbia, and broken-down horse which was not able to
Cross the mountains. we also exchanged 2 of our indeferent horses for
Sound back horses. in the evening Several foot races were run by the men
of our party and the Indians; after which our party divided and played at
prisoners base untill night. after dark the fiddle was played and the
party amused themselves in danceing. one of those Indians informed us that
we could not cross the mountains untill the full of the next moon, or
about the 1st of July. if we attempted it Sooner our horses would be three
days without eateing, on the top of the Mountns. this information is
disagreeable to us, in as much as it admits of Some doubt, as to the time
most proper for us to Set out. at all events we Shall Set out at or about
the time which the indians Seem to be generally agreed would be the most
proper. about the middle of this month