Journal Entry

Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 18, 1806

July 18, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
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Gass and three men traveled to the lower end of the portage to inspect the pirogue and the cache left there, finding everything secure. They removed some tobacco from the deposit, then covered it back up to await the arrival of the rest of the party with the canoes. After completing the check, the group returned to camp.

down with three of the men to the lower end of the portage
to examine the periogue and deposit there, and found all safe.
We took some tobacco out of the deposit, covered up all
again, until the party should arrive with the canoes, and
returned to camp.

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I went down with three of the men to the lower end of the portage to examine the pirogue and the cache there, and found all safe. We took some tobacco out of the cache, covered everything up again until the party should arrive with the canoes, and returned to camp.

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