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equipment arrived and we traded of our Beaver to the traders that came up with our equipments. We then staid on in our Summer quarters till September.

  Never was man in the party named Captain. Shusiare? a large Frenchman one of those strong overbearing kind of men who made a practice of whipping every body he was displeased with and that was nearly every one he came in contact. One day after he had beaten two or three men he said he had no trouble at in flogging the Frenchmen of the party and as for the Americans he would get a switch and switch them. I did not like such talk from any man. So I told him that wile I was peacefully disposed I could like many others trash him soundly and that if he made use of any more of such expressions as he had just said he would get himself in trouble. He said nothing in reply but started for his rifle, mounted his horse and made his appearance in front of the camp. As soon as I saw what he was about I mounted my horse also took the first weapon I could get ahold of which was a pistol. galloped up to him and demanded if I was the one he intended to shoot. He replied no but at the same time drew back his gun so that he could get a better shot at me. I was sure as prepared? I allowed him to raise his gun to his shoulder. We both fired at the same time. All present said but one report was heard. I shot him through the arm and his ball whizzed past my head cutting a path through my hare and covering my eye with powder. The muzzle of his gun being near my face and our horses heads were touching when he fired. During the rest of our stay in camp we had no more bother with this French bully .
  On the first of September we departed on our full hunt trapping the Yellow Stone & the Big horn rivers, and then crossed over to the thru fork of the Missouri