Sent our hunters out early this morning.
Sent out Hunters this morning 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 Sufficent for us to pass over them. and even now I Shudder with the expectation with 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.
Saturday 14th June 1806. Some cloudy Several hunters went out eairly about 10 oClock
Saturday 14th. 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.