June 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis
Sent our hunters out early this morning. Colter killed a deer and brought it in
by 10 A.M. the other hunters except Drewyer returned early without having killed
anything. Drewyer returned. we had all our articles packed up and made ready
for an early departure in the morning. our horses were caught and most of them
hubbled and otherwise confined in order that we might not be detained. from hence to
traveller's rest [The party's camp of September 9-11, 1805, and again June 30 -
July 3, 1806; See June 30, 1806.] we shall make a forsed march; at that place we
shal probably remain one or two days to rest ourselves and horses and procure some meat.
we have now been detained near five weeks in consequence of the snows; a serious loss of
time at this delightfull season for traveling. I am still apprehensive that the snow and
the want of food for our horses will prove a serious imbarrassment to us as at least four
days journey of our rout in these mountains lies over hights and along a ledge of
mountains never intirely destitute of snow. every body seems anxious to be in motion,
convinced that we have not now any time to delay if the calculation is to reach the United
States this season; this I am detirmined to accomplish if within the compass of human
power.
June 14, 1806
William Clark
Sent out Hunters this morning Colter killed a deer and brought it in by 10
A M Drewyer did not return untill night he wounded deer but could get none
&c [blank] neither of the other hunters killed <any> nothing.
we had our articles packed up ready for a Start in the morning, our horses
Collected and hobble that they may not detain us in the morning. we expect to Set out
early, and Shall proceed with as much expedition as possible over those Snowey tremendious
mountains which has detained us near five weeks in this neighbourhood waiting for the
Snows to melt Sufficient for us to pass over them. and even now I Shudder with the
expectation with [of] great dificuelties in passing those Mountains, from
the debth of Snow and the want of grass sufficient to subsist our horses as about 4 days
we Shall be on the top of the Mountain which we have every reason to beleive is Covered
with Snow the greater part of the year.
June 14, 1806
John Ordway
Some cloudy Several hunters went out eairly about 10 oClock Colter came in
had killed a deer and found eight ducks eggs. the day verry warm
June 14, 1806
Patrick Gass
We had a cloudy morning. Some hunters again went out; at 10 o'clock one came in with a
deer, and in the evening the rest of them, but they had not killed any thing.
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