Three Forks of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1805
The party traveled by canoe through a mountain range with sparse vegetation, mostly cedar and spruce along the shores. Around 11 a.m. they emerged into a valley and stopped at a large island for dinner about 2 p.m. An unfamiliar light-colored, spotted rattlesnake swam among the canoes. A hunter sent ahead earlier killed four deer at this spot. Cloudy weather brought some rain. They continued at 4 p.m., passed a creek on the south side, and after 18.5 miles camped where a small mountain met the river.
course through the mountains. There are some cedar and
spruce trees on the shores; but very little of any kind on the
mountains. About 11 o’clock we got through this range into
a valley: About 2 came to a large island and halted on it for
dinner. A rattle-snake came among our canoes in the water,
of a kind different from any I had seen. It was about two
feet long, of a light colour, with small spots all over. One of
our hunters went on ahead in the morning, and at this place
killed 4 deer. While we remained here it became cloudy and
some rain fell. At 4 o’clock we proceeded on through the
valley; passed a creek on the south side, and having gone 18
miles and an half encamped on the same side, where a small
mountain comes in to the river.
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course through the mountains. There are some cedar and spruce trees on the shores, but very little of any kind on the mountains. About 11 o'clock we got through this range into a valley. About 2 we came to a large island and halted on it for dinner. A rattlesnake came among our canoes in the water, of a kind different from any I had seen. It was about two feet long, of a light color, with small spots all over. One of our hunters went on ahead in the morning, and at this place killed 4 deer. While we remained here it became cloudy and some rain fell. At 4 o'clock we proceeded on through the valley, passed a creek on the south side, and having gone 18 and a half miles, camped on the same side, where a small mountain comes in to the river.
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