Journal entry · July 23, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 23, 1806
Patrick Gass · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Great Falls Portage
rain; and I went with the man who came with me last night,
and joined the party at the river. They had repaired the
waggons and put on two more canoes; one of which was very
large and gave us a great deal of trouble, as we could not
make axletrees out of the willow that would stand more than
six or eight miles. At five o’clock we got to willow creek,
and encamped for the night; and made a new axletree. In
our way to-day one of our men cut his leg very bad with a
knife, which so lamed him that he had to ride in one of the
canoes.
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