Clark: May 20, 1806

Tuesday 20th May 1806 rained the greater part of the last night and this
morning untill meridean when it Cleared away for an hour and began to rain
and rained at entervals untill 4 P.M. our Covering was so indefferent that
Capt Lewis and my self was wet in our bed all the latter part of the
night. Drewyer, Jos. & R. Fields Set out to 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 informd. 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.