He was met by Drewyer, who, hearing the report of the guns, had come to his assistance, leaving the Fields to follow the other Indians.

Captain Lewis ordered him to call out to them to desist from the pursuit, as we could take the horses of the Indians in place of our own; but they were at too great a distance to hear him.
He therefore returned to the camp, and while he was saddling the horses the Fields returned with four of our own, having followed the Indians until two of them swam the river and two others ascended the hills, so that the horses became dispersed." The white men were gainers by this sad affair, for they had now in their possession four of the Indians' horses, and had lost one of their own.
Besides these, they found in the camp of the Indians four shields, two bows and their quivers, and one of their two guns.

The captain took some buffalo meat which he found in the camp, and then the rest of their baggage was burned on the spot.

The flag given to one of the so-called chiefs was retaken; but the medal given to the dead man was left around his neck.

The consequences of this unfortunate quarrel were far-reaching.