Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 21, 1805
The party traveled along the river in the morning, passing moderately high hills, red-purple rocks, two small creeks, and hills with scattered pines. By noon the river's course shifted more to the southwest, the wind picked up strongly, and a few drops of rain fell. In the afternoon they pushed through a ridge where the river narrowed, then struggled past a large cluster of small islands that divided the water. After covering 15.5 miles, they camped on a prairie bottom on the south side. A hunter killed a fine deer.
morning; passed some middling high hills on the river, and
rocks of a red purple colour; also two small creeks one on
each side. There are a few pines on the hills. At noon our
course began to change more to the southwest again; the
wind blew very hard and some drops of rain fell. In the after-
noon we passed through a ridge, where the river is very nar-
row; and close above a large cluster of small islands, where
we had some difficulty to get along, the water being so much
separated. We went 15 miles and a half and encamped on the
south side, on a beautiful prairie bottom. One of our hunters
killed a fine deer.
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In the morning, we passed some moderately high hills along the river, and rocks of a red-purple color; also two small creeks, one on each side. There are a few pines on the hills. At noon our course began to change more to the southwest again; the wind blew very hard and a few drops of rain fell. In the afternoon we passed through a ridge, where the river is very narrow; and just above it a large cluster of small islands, where we had some difficulty getting along, the water being so much divided. We traveled 15 and a half miles and camped on the south side, on a beautiful prairie bottom. One of our hunters killed a fine deer.
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