Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — Patrick Gass: August 19, 1806
Rough waves kept the party ashore in the morning while several men went hunting. With their small canoes lashed together for safety, the group was making 50-60 miles per day, though slower than upriver travel. Captain Lewis was recovering well and morale was high. At 3 p.m. the wind died down, they continued on, and met their hunters who had killed six elk and eleven deer. After loading the meat, they camped on a sand beach. The next day they traveled about seventy miles through changing weather and camped among troublesome mosquitoes.
water so rough, that our small canoes could not safely ride
the waves: so we remained here and several of the men went
out to hunt. We do not go on so rapidly as we did higher
up the river; but having lashed our small canoes together, we
go on very safe and can make fifty or sixty miles a day. Cap-
tain Lewis is getting much better and we are all in good
spirits. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon the wind ceased, and
we proceeded on, and met with our hunters on the bank, who
had killed six elk and eleven deer. We took the meat on
board, proceeded on, and encamped on a sand-beach.
W ednesday 20th. We embarked early after a heavy gust of
wind and rain, and proceeded on very well. The forenoon
was cloudy, without rain; and in the afternoon the weather
became clear and pleasant. We went about seventy miles,
and encamped ; where we found the musquitoes very trouble-
some.
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The water was so rough that our small canoes could not safely ride the waves, so we remained here and several of the men went out to hunt. We are not going on as rapidly as we did higher up the river; but having lashed our small canoes together, we travel very safely and can make fifty or sixty miles a day. Captain Lewis is getting much better and we are all in good spirits. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the wind ceased, and we proceeded on, and met our hunters on the bank, who had killed six elk and eleven deer. We took the meat on board, proceeded on, and camped on a sand-beach.
Wednesday 20th. We set out early after a heavy gust of wind and rain, and proceeded on very well. The forenoon was cloudy, without rain; and in the afternoon the weather became clear and pleasant. We went about seventy miles, and camped; where we found the mosquitoes very troublesome.
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