Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 12, 1805
as usual. About 8 we came to the mouth of the Little asohgee
Missouri, a handsome small river that comesinon |”
the South side where we halted and took breakfast, ©
The river is very properly called the Little Missouri, me
i» for it exactly resembles the Missoni in colour, cure
~ -yent and taste.t It was thought adviseable to remain
here the remainder of the day, and-air our. loading. ie se
. Home hunters. went out and killed a fost and Cap- tae
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ve 4 Mr. Mackay tafornied me, ‘that in passing over ie My
1 mount ains, he observed Several chasms i in the eae th ab
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"tain Clarke killed a hare, which was now changing .
ne its colour from white to grey.
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