Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 11, 1805
The party waited for the canoes until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. When the canoes still had not arrived, four men, including the journal writer, set out and killed a buffalo, bringing back a portion of the meat to camp. The canoes did not return by the end of the day, leaving the group still separated as evening fell.
of the canoes until 2 o’clock; then four of us went out and
killed a buffaloe and brought in part of the meat. The canoes
did not come back this evening.
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We waited for the canoes until 2 o'clock; then four of us went out and killed a buffalo and brought in part of the meat. The canoes did not come back this evening.
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