Patrick Gass: April 18, 1805
The day began with fine weather and good progress on the river after spotting a wild goose in the morning. Around 1 o'clock, strong winds blowing down the river forced the party to halt for three hours before resuming travel. Captain Clark traveled overland and rejoined the group in the afternoon, bringing an elk and a deer he had killed. The expedition covered about 14 miles and camped in a sheltered harbor on the north bank to escape the wind, which continued strongly through the night with light rain.
a wild goose. The morning was fine and we went on very
well until 1 o’clock, when the wind blew so hard down the
river, we were obliged to lie too for 3 hours, after which we
continued our voyage. This day Captain Clarke went by
land and met us in the afternoon on the bank with an elk and
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a deer. We came about 14 miles and encamped in a good
harbour on the North side, on account of the wind, which
blew very hard all night accompanied with some drops of rain.
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a wild goose. The morning was fine and we went on very well until 1 o'clock, when the wind blew so hard down the river that we were obliged to lie to for 3 hours, after which we continued our voyage. This day Captain Clarke (Captain Clark) went by land and met us in the afternoon on the bank with an elk and a deer.
We came about 14 miles and camped in a good harbor on the north side, on account of the wind, which blew very hard all night accompanied with some drops of rain.
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