Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 8, 1805
The expedition continued up the west branch of the river, about 30 yards wide, while the south branch they had passed measured around 15 yards. The river wound crookedly through the valley. Three hunters went out by land and killed two deer and an antelope by noon, then took two more deer in the afternoon. No buffalo were found in this area, and other game was scarce. The party traveled 19 miles. They also discovered that Captain Clark had missed an earlier note because a beaver had cut down and dragged off the pole holding it.
morning. The west branch which we went up is about 30
yards wide, and the south, which we passed, about 15 yards.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION | 121
Three hunters went by land to day, and at noon had killed 2
deer and a goat or cabre. The river is very crooked in this
valley. The hunters again went out in the afternoon and
killed 2 deer more. There are no buffaloe in this part of the
country, and other game is not plenty. We went this day 19
miles.
We found out the reason why Capt. Clarke did not get
the note left at the point, which was that a beaver had cut
down and dragged off the pole, on which I had fixed it.
Read this entry in modern English AI-translated
morning. The west branch which we went up is about 30 yards wide, and the south, which we passed, about 15 yards.
Three hunters went by land today, and at noon had killed 2 deer and a goat or cabre (antelope). The river is very crooked in this valley. The hunters again went out in the afternoon and killed 2 more deer. There are no buffalo in this part of the country, and other game is not plentiful. We went 19 miles this day.
We found out the reason why Capt. Clarke (Capt. Clark) did not get the note left at the point: a beaver had cut down and dragged off the pole on which I had fixed it.
This modernization is AI-generated for accessibility. The original above is the authoritative version.
Entities mentioned in this entry
Auto-extracted from the entry text. Hover any entity for context.
