Lewis: June 24, 1806

Tuesday June 24th 1806. We collected our horses early this morning and set
out accompanyed by our three guides. Colter joined us this morning having
killed a bear, which from his discription of it’s poverty and distance we
did not think proper to send after. we nooned it as usual at Collins’s
Creek where we found Frazier, solus; the other four men having gone in
pursuit of the two indian men who had set out from Collins’s Creek two
hours before Frazier and Wizer arrived. after dinner we continued our rout
to Fish Creek a branch of Collins’s Creek where we had lain on the 19th
& 20th inst. here we found Sergt. Gass Wiser and the two indians whom
they had prevailed on to remain at that place untill our arrival; R. &
J. Feilds had only killed one small deer only while they lay at Collins’s
Creek and of this they had been liberal to the indians insomuch that they
had no provision; they had gone on to the branch of hungary Creek at which
we shall noon it tomorrow in order to hunt. we had fine grass for our
horses this evening.