Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 30, 1805
The party set out on a fair morning and made good progress, traveling 24 miles through attractive country with rich soil and prairies rising on both sides of the river before making camp. They observed elk in the area, which the natives call white, though Gass notes their color is somewhat different. The following day they departed in a light snow and continued until noon, when high winds raised waves too rough for their small canoes, limiting their travel to only 10 miles.
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Fair morning, and we went on very well. We passed through a handsome country, with rich soil, and the prairies rising beautifully on both sides of the river. We went 24 miles and camped on the bank. We killed an elk here. The natives call them white, but they are more of a [color].
Thursday, May 1805. We set out early in the morning and went on till 12 o'clock, when the wind rose so high that our small canoes could not stand the waves. We made only 10 miles this day.
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