Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: August 6, 1806
The party traveled by river under high winds that grew so violent by noon they were forced to halt for safety. During the stop, some men went hunting and wounded a large buck, which fled into the river; two men pursued it by canoe and caught it. After waiting about three hours, the group continued downstream until nightfall and made camp. The two hunters who had earlier been left behind in a small canoe still had not rejoined the party.
ing, but high wind. At 12 o’clock the wind blew so violent
that it became dangerous to go on, and we halted; and some
of the men went out and shot a large buck, but not dead and
he got into the river; when two of them pursued in a canoe
and caught him. Having remained here three hours, we
again went on until night and encamped. We have yet seen
nothing of the two hunters who had been left behind in the
small canoe.
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...morning, but with high wind. At 12 o'clock the wind blew so violently that it became dangerous to go on, and we halted. Some of the men went out and shot a large buck, but it was not dead and got into the river; two of them then pursued it in a canoe and caught it.
Having remained here three hours, we again went on until night and camped. We have yet seen nothing of the two hunters who had been left behind in the small canoe.
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