Lewis: October 20, 1804
On October 20, 1804, expedition member Pierre Cruzatte encountered a white (grizzly) bear and shot it, wounding the animal. Frightened by the bear's intimidating appearance, Cruzatte abandoned his tomahawk and gun and fled. He returned shortly afterward to discover the bear had gone the other direction. Later that day, Cruzatte shot a buffalo cow and broke her thigh, but the wounded cow charged him, forcing him to hide in a small ravine to escape.
20th October Peter Crusat this day shot at a white bear he wounded him,
but being alarmed at the formidable appearance of the bear he left his
tomahalk and gun; but shortly after returned and found that the bear had
taken the oposite rout.soon after he shot a buffaloe cow broke her
thy, the cow pursued him he concealed himself in a small raviene.-
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20th October. Peter Crusat (Cruzatte) today shot at a white bear and wounded it, but being alarmed at the formidable appearance of the bear, he left his tomahawk and gun. Shortly after, he returned and found that the bear had taken the opposite route. Soon after, he shot a buffalo cow and broke her thigh; the cow pursued him, and he concealed himself in a small ravine.
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