Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 25, 1806
The party set out early, sending two small canoes ahead with five hunters. After traveling twelve miles, they reached the mouth of the Chien (Cheyenne) River, where they stopped until noon to take an observation. Hunters went out and killed three small deer. At 12:30 they continued on, soon catching up with the advance canoes, whose hunters had also taken three deer. They camped in a pleasant bottom that evening, where another hunter killed a fourth deer.
proceeded on early, having sent forward two small canoes
with five men to hunt. When we had gone twelve miles, we
came to the mouth of the Chien river, where we halted and
staid till noon, for the purpose of taking an observation.
Some of the men went out to hunt, and while we remained
here, killed three small deer. At half past 12 o’clock we
proceeded on again, and ina short time overtook our canoes
with the hunters, that had gone on ahead, and killed three
deer. In the evening we encamped in a handsome bottom,
and a hunter killed another deer.
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We set out early, having sent two small canoes ahead with five men to hunt. After we had gone twelve miles, we came to the mouth of the Chien (Cheyenne) river, where we stopped and stayed until noon in order to take an observation. Some of the men went out to hunt, and while we remained here they killed three small deer. At half past 12 o'clock we set out again, and in a short time we overtook our canoes with the hunters who had gone on ahead and had killed three deer. In the evening we camped in a handsome bottom, and a hunter killed another deer.
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