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Bridger in the Blackfoot country, after striking? the waters of the Missouri we discovered that there were other trappers in advance of us, so fifteen of us left our party for the purpose of overtaking them and finding out who they were. We came up with them the same day and learned that they were a party in charge? of Joseph Eudes? and were trapping for Captain Wyatt?. They informed us that ? Eudes? had a fight with the Blackfeet and ? had several of their men wounded among whom was Richard Owens who was then nearly well. In?the morning we commenced setting our traps knowing that the rest of our party would soon come upon our trail we did not consider it necessary to return to them