Missouri River near Little Missouri — Patrick Gass: April 13, 1805
The expedition traveled 23 miles by river, though small canoes struggled to carry sail. Members of the party trapped beaver, and accompanying Frenchmen out trapping caught seven more. The group passed Onion Creek, a large stream entering from the south, and made camp on the north bank. There they discovered a wild goose nest perched in a tree roughly 60 feet high. One of the men climbed up to investigate and found a single egg inside the nest.
our small canoes could not bear the sail. Some of the party
caught some beaver, and some Frenchmen who were out trap-
ping caught 7 of them. We passed a large creek on the South
side, called Onion creek. We came 23 miles and encamped
on the North side, where we found a wild goose nest on a tree
about 60 feet high. One of the men climbed the tree and
found one egg in the nest.
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Our small canoes could not bear the sail. Some of the party caught some beaver, and some Frenchmen who were out trapping caught 7 of them. We passed a large creek on the south side, called Onion Creek. We came 23 miles and camped on the north side, where we found a wild goose nest in a tree about 60 feet high. One of the men climbed the tree and found one egg in the nest.
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