Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 6, 1805
Gass and his party went looking for the canoes and reached the north branch about two miles above the forks. They learned the canoe crew had missed the note left for them and had struggled 5 or 6 miles up the wrong branch. On the way back down, one canoe overturned, losing a knapsack, shot-pouch, and powder-horn, and soaking the rest of the cargo. They reached the forks around noon, spread the baggage out to dry, and camped. Hunters brought in three deer.
see if the canoes had come up that far, and came upon the
north branch about 2 miles above it. Here we discovered
that the people in the canoes had not found the note, and with
great difficulty, had proceeded 5 or 6 miles up the north
branch. In their return down one of the canoes was over-
turned ; a knapsack, shot-pouch and powder-horn lost, and
all the rest of the loading wet. We got down to the forks
about 12 o’clock, put all our baggage out to dry, and en-
camped for the night. Some hunters went out and killed 3
deer.
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to see if the canoes had come up that far, and came upon the north branch about 2 miles above it. Here we discovered that the people in the canoes had not found the note, and with great difficulty had proceeded 5 or 6 miles up the north branch. On their return down, one of the canoes was overturned; a knapsack, shot-pouch, and powder-horn were lost, and all the rest of the loading was wet. We got down to the forks about 12 o'clock, put all our baggage out to dry, and camped for the night. Some hunters went out and killed 3 deer.
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