Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 12, 1805
A party of men traveled upriver to help Captain Clark's group. Along the way, they passed a small bottom on the north side of the river containing an old Indian lodge measuring 216 feet in circumference, and observed wild pigeons and turtle doves. After about seven miles, they reached Clark's party, who had felled two trees and prepared logs for canoes—one 25 feet long and the other 30 feet. The accompanying canoes had already returned downstream to the previous camp, where Captain Lewis remained.
men went up the river to assist Captain Clarke’s party. In
our way we passed a small bottom on the north side of the
river, in which there is an old Indian lodge 216 feet in circum-
ference. Here we saw some wild pigeons and turtle doves.
Having gone about 7 miles we found Captain Clarke’s party,
who had cut down two trees and taken off logs for canoes,
one 25 and the other 30 feet in length. The canoes had
returned to our old camp where Captain Lewis was.
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The men went up the river to help Captain Clarke's (Capt. Clark's) party. On our way we passed a small bottom on the north side of the river, in which there is an old Indian lodge 216 feet in circumference. Here we saw some wild pigeons and turtle doves.
After traveling about 7 miles, we found Captain Clarke's party, who had cut down two trees and taken off logs for canoes, one 25 and the other 30 feet in length. The canoes had returned to our old camp where Captain Lewis (Capt. Lewis) was.
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