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Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1805
August 7, 1805
which was fair and clear, and where Capt. Lewis took a meri-
dian altitude, which made the latitude of this place 4§ 2 53
north. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, we were ready to con-
tinue our voyage. In the evening a heavy cloud came up, and
we had hard thunder with lightning and rain. We went on 7
miles and encamped on the north side, when the weather
cleared, and we had a fine night. The canoes came 62 miles
and three quarters while we were out.
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