June 12, 1806 Camped at Weippe Prarie

"our camp is agreeably situated in a point of timbered land on the eastern borders of an extensive leavel and butifull prairie. The quawmash is now in blume at a Short distance it resembles a lake of fine clear water, so complete is this deseption that on first Sight I could have sworn it was water."

June 13, 1806  Camped at Weippe Prarie

"At noon two of our men took their loads and went on ahead about eight miles to a small prairie to hunt until we should come up."

June 14, 1806  Camped at Weippe Prarie

"we have now been detained near five weeks in consequence of the snows; a serious loss of time at this delightfull season for traveling. 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 determined to accomplish if within the compass of human power."

June 15, 1806

"Cloudy wet morning with some thunder. We left Com-mas flat to attempt to cross the mountains and had sixty-six horses all very good."

June 16, 1806 Camped at Horsesteak Meadow on Hungery Creek

"Took to the hills which are very rough with a great many banks of snow. In the evening we came to Hungry Creek (where Capt. Clarke killed a horse last fall) and encamped."

June 17, 1806 Camped on the south side of Hungery Creek

"We continued our march down Hungry Creek about six miles, and then took up a large mountain. The ground was entirely covered with snow three feet deep and as we ascended it still became deeper. Here there was not the appearance of a green shrub or anything for our horses to subsit on. We therefore halted to determine what was best to be done. We concluded it would be most adviseable to go back to some place where there was food for our horses, and turned back melancholy and disappointed."