Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 16, 1806
Captain Lewis took six horses and set out to explore up Maria's River with only three hunters, leaving four horses behind to help haul canoes and baggage across the portage. The remaining party stayed busy repairing wagons and truckles needed to transport gear once the men arrived with it. Mosquitoes continued to be a serious nuisance. Lewis instructed the group to wait at the mouth of Maria's River until September 1st; if he hadn't returned by then, they were to join Captain Clark at the Yellowstone. Lewis hoped to rejoin them by August 5th.
our horses, of which Capt. Lewis took six and left four to
haul the canoes and baggage over the portage, and then
started to go up Maria’s river with only three hunters. We
continued here to repair our waggons or truckles to tran-
sport the baggage and canoes on when the men with them
should arrive.— The musquitoes are still very troublesome.
When Capt. Lewis left us, he gave orders that we should
wait at the mouth of Maria’s river to the 1st of Sept. at which
time, should he not arrive, we were to proceed on and join
Capt. Clarke at the mouth of the Yellow-stone river, and then
to return home: but informed us, that should his life and
health be preserved he would meet us at the mouth of Maria’s
river on the 5th of August.
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Of our horses, Capt. Lewis took six and left four to haul the canoes and baggage over the portage, and then he started up Maria's river with only three hunters. We remained here to repair our wagons, or trucks, to transport the baggage and canoes when the men with them should arrive. The mosquitoes are still very troublesome.
When Capt. Lewis left us, he gave orders that we should wait at the mouth of Maria's river until the 1st of September; at which time, should he not arrive, we were to proceed on and join Capt. Clarke (Capt. Clark) at the mouth of the Yellowstone river, and then return home. But he informed us that, should his life and health be preserved, he would meet us at the mouth of Maria's river on the 5th of August.
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