An Indian arrived alone from the West side of the mountains. 〈it〉 he had pursued and overtook us here. sent out the hunters early to kill some meat to give the indians as they would not go with us further and I was unwilling after they service they had rendered to send them away without a good store of provision. they are going down
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I order three hunters to Set out early this morning to hunt & kill Some meat and by 7 A. M. we Collected our horses took braekfast and Set out proceeded on up the Vally on the West Side of NB: descent] the bottoms of the Creek as well as the low lands on each Side is thickly covered with large Stone. after passing this Creek I inclined to the left and fell into the road on which we had passed down last fall near the place we had dined on the 7th of Sept. and continued on the road passing up on the W. Side of
Friday 4th July 1806. a fair morning. 2 of our hunters went on eairly a head. we took an eairly breakfast, and proceed. on through a large plain & groves of pitch pine where the hunters had killed 2 deer we took the meat and proceed on crossed Several creeks one so large it Swam Some of our horses. about 12 we Saw a large flock of Mountn. Sheep or big horn animels. they run so near us that Some of the men fired at them. Shortly after we halted at a branch to dine. dined and proceeded on without finding the road. as we cannot ford the river yet. towards evening one of the hunters killed a deer. Soon after we Camped near the forks of the creek. one of the hunters killed a fat buck this evening.
Friday 4th. We had a beautiful morning and waited here for some time, in order to have a morning hunt, as our guides intend to return, and we wish to give them a plentiful supply of provisions to carry them back over the mountains. While our hunters went out a young Indian came to our camp, who had crossed the mountains after us. At 10 o'clock our hunters came in, but had not killed any thing. We were, however, able to furnish them with two deer and a half, from those that were killed yesterday. We then gave them some presents, and took a friendly leave of them: and it is but justice to say, that the whole nation to which they belong, are the most friendly, honest and ingenuous people that we have seen in the course of our voyage and travels. After taking our farewell of these good hearted, hospitable and obliging sons of the west, we proceeded on up