Patrick Gass: April 29, 1805
The expedition made good progress, passing some of the tallest bluffs the writer had ever seen. Atop the highest, they spotted mountain sheep—the first they had encountered—which Native peoples said were common near the Rocky Mountains. Attempts to kill some failed. Meanwhile, Captain Lewis and another man traveled overland and killed a bear that locals call white, though it appeared brownish-gray, with a longer body and larger feet and claws than a black bear. The party covered 25 miles and camped beside a 70-yard-wide river entering from the north.
and went on at a good rate. This forenoon we passed some
of the highest bluffs I had ever seen, and on the top of the
highest we saw some Mountain sheep, which the natives say
are common about the Rocky mountains. These were the
first we had seen and we attempted to kill some of them but
did not succeed. Captain Lewis, and one of the men, trav-
elled some distance by land and killed a white bear.— The
natives call them white, but they are more of a brown grey.
They are longer than the common black bear, and have much
larger feet and talons. We went 25 miles and encamped on
the bank of a small river, which comes in on the North side
about 70 yards wide.
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and went on at a good rate. This forenoon we passed some of the highest bluffs I had ever seen, and on the top of the highest we saw some Mountain sheep, which the natives say are common about the Rocky Mountains. These were the first we had seen, and we attempted to kill some of them but did not succeed. Captain Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and one of the men traveled some distance by land and killed a white bear. The natives call them white, but they are more of a brown gray. They are longer than the common black bear, and have much larger feet and talons. We went 25 miles and camped on the bank of a small river, which comes in on the north side about 70 yards wide.
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