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Journal entry · August 30, 1805

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 30, 1805

Patrick Gass · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

The place today: Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

the whole of the corps came down within a mile of our camp,
and remained there all night, being a good place for grass.

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east of Lemhi River, 5 mi south of Salmon, ID

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