This happened to be the way that I hoped to go on my own expedition.

I made up my mind that their camp was located somewhere between me and Glendive Creek.

I was not at all eager to have any communication with these gentlemen.

Therefore, when I resumed my journey at nightfall, I made a wide detour around the place where I believed their camp would be.

I avoided it successfully, reaching Colonel Rice's camp just after daybreak.
The colonel had been fighting Indians almost every day since he encamped at this point.