Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1806
The party traveled well in the morning despite high winds, but around noon the wind grew so strong they had to stop for about four hours. Three hunters had gone ahead on land and, when the main group caught up, had killed two elk and several deer, prompting another halt to load the meat. A heavy rain shower delayed them an additional hour. They made camp for the night, where mosquitoes proved especially troublesome.
wind was high; and we went on very well till near noon, when
the wind blew so hard that we had to halt, and were detained
about four hours. Three hunters went on ahead by land,
and when we had overtaken them they had killed two elk and
some deer, and we halted to take in the meat. Here we had
a very heavy shower of rain, which detained us another hour.
We encamped at night and found the musquitoes very trou-
blesonte.
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The wind was high, and we went on very well until near noon, when the wind blew so hard that we had to halt, and were detained about four hours. Three hunters went on ahead by land, and when we had overtaken them they had killed two elk and some deer, and we halted to take in the meat. Here we had a very heavy shower of rain, which detained us another hour.
We camped at night and found the mosquitoes very troublesome.
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