Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1805
The expedition traveled through a rugged mountainous stretch where the slopes held pine, spruce, and cedar, though the bottoms had only small willows. Around 1 o'clock a thunderstorm brought lightning and rain for an hour or two before the skies cleared. In the afternoon they passed very high mountains composed mostly of light-colored solid rock, with cliffs pressing so close on both sides of the river that finding a campsite was difficult. After covering 20 miles, they encamped on the south side, where additional rain fell during the night.
of the mountains, which had a good deal of pine, spruce and
cedar on them, and where there were not so many rocks;
but no timber in the bottoms except some small willows.
About 1 o’clock we had thunder, lightning and rain, which
continued an hour or two, and then the weather became clear.
This afternoon we passed parts of the mountains, that were
very high, and mostly of solid rock of a light colour. The
Mountains are so close on the river on both sides that we
scarcely could find room to encamp. We went 20 miles and
encamped on the south side. After night some rain fell.
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of the mountains, which had a good deal of pine, spruce and cedar on them, and where there were not so many rocks; but no timber in the bottoms except some small willows. About 1 o'clock we had thunder, lightning and rain, which continued an hour or two, and then the weather became clear.
This afternoon we passed parts of the mountains that were very high, and mostly of solid rock of a light color. The mountains are so close on the river on both sides that we scarcely could find room to camp. We went 20 miles and camped on the south side. After night some rain fell.
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