Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 14, 1805
The party reunited with the canoes and baggage, finding the water route stretched 22 miles compared to just 6 miles overland. Despite afternoon rain, they finished preparing the canoes for loading. After a rainy night at what they named Canoe Camp, the morning of the 15th turned pleasant. They loaded up and departed around 11 o'clock, traveling through calm water past small bottoms and a 100-yard-wide river entering from the south. Mountain snow had melted, and surrounding plains were dry with short grass. They covered 26 miles before camping on the north bank.
came up with the canoes and baggage. The distance by water
was found to be 22 miles and by land only 6 miles. In the
afternoon some rain fell but we continued to work at the
canoes, and finished them ready for loading.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 111
CHAP. X.
ONDAY 15th. After a night of heavy rain, we had a
pleasant morning, and loaded the canoes. About 11
o’clock we set out from this place, which we had called Canoe
camp ; had fine still water, and passed some handsome small
bottoms on both sides of the river. We also passed a hand-
some river on the south side about 100 yards wide, which
seemed to have its source in a large mountain on the same
side. The snow appears to have melted from all the mountains
in view. The country around is composed of dry plains, with
short grass. We passed two small creeks, one on each side
of the river ; made 26 miles; and encamped on the north side.
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caught up with the canoes and baggage. The distance by water was found to be 22 miles, but by land only 6 miles. In the afternoon some rain fell, but we continued to work on the canoes, and finished them ready for loading.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 111
CHAP. X.
MONDAY 15th. After a night of heavy rain, we had a pleasant morning, and loaded the canoes. About 11 o'clock we set out from this place, which we had called Canoe Camp; we had fine still water, and passed some handsome small bottoms on both sides of the river. We also passed a handsome river on the south side, about 100 yards wide, which seemed to have its source in a large mountain on the same side. The snow appears to have melted from all the mountains in view. The country around is made up of dry plains, with short grass. We passed two small creeks, one on each side of the river; made 26 miles; and camped on the north side.
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