Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 13, 1805
The party traveled through rapid, crooked, and narrow stretches of river, passing a small creek on the south side. The weather remained cold throughout the day. They covered 16 miles before stopping to camp in a beautiful plain on the south side of the river.
through rapid water; the river being crooked and narrow,
and passed a small creek on the south side. The weather was
cold during the whole of this day. We went 16 miles and
encamped in a beautiful plain on the South side.
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We traveled through rapid water; the river was crooked and narrow, and we passed a small creek on the south side. The weather was cold during the whole of this day. We went 16 miles and camped in a beautiful plain on the south side.
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