Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 11, 1806
The party crossed the point and traveled eight miles to reach the Missouri River at the Bear Islands, nearly opposite their old encampment. The hunters quickly killed five buffalo, and the men saved the best of the meat. They used the skins to construct two canoes for ferrying themselves and their baggage across the river. Buffalo were observed in large droves throughout the area.
to cross the point, and having gone eight miles, came to the
Missouri at the Bear islands, nearly opposite our old encamp-
ment. Here our hunters, in a short time, killed five buffaloe;
and we saved the best of the meat; and of the skins made
two canoes to transport ourselves and baggage across the
river. The buffaloe are in large droves about this place.
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To cross the point, and having gone eight miles, we came to the Missouri at the Bear Islands, nearly opposite our old encampment. Here our hunters, in a short time, killed five buffalo; and we saved the best of the meat; and from the skins made two canoes to transport ourselves and baggage across the river. The buffalo are in large herds about this place.
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