Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 17, 1806
Patrick Gass notes the use of something—likely smoke from fires—that drives away mosquitoes and provides relief from the tormenting insects that had been plaguing the party. The brief entry focuses solely on this small but welcome reprieve from the swarms of mosquitoes that frequently troubled the expedition during their summer travels.
which drives away the musquitoes and relieves us from these
tormenting insects.
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which drives away the mosquitoes and relieves us from these tormenting insects.
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