Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — Patrick Gass: July 3, 1806
The expedition split into two parties: Captain Lewis headed down Clark's river accompanied by all the native guides, while Captain Clark and his group traveled upstream. Lewis's party went about 12 miles to the forks of the river, where they built three rafts to ferry themselves and their baggage across the 150-yard-wide river, requiring three trips. After crossing safely, they continued up the north branch about a mile and a half before camping. Hunters killed three deer. Mosquitoes were severe. The natives call this branch Isquet-co-qual-la, meaning the road to the buffalo.
our horses and set out. Captain Lewis and his party
went down Clarke’s river, and Captain Clarke with the rest of
the party went up it. All the natives accompanied Captain
Lewis. We proceeded on down Clarke’s river about 12 miles,
when we came to the forks : and made three rafts to carry
ourselves and baggage over. The river here is about 150
yards wide, and very beautiful. We had to make three trips
with our rafts, and in the evening got all over safe ; when we
moved on up the north branch, which is our way over to the
falls of the Missouri, and after travelling a mile and an half
encamped for the night. Two hunters went out and killed
three deer. The musquitoes are worse here than I have known
them at any place, since we left the old Maha-village on the
Missouri. This north branch of the river is called by the
natives Isquet-co-qual-la, which means the road to the buf-
faloe.*
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We got our horses and set out. Captain Lewis and his party went down Clarke's river, and Captain Clarke with the rest of the party went up it. All the natives accompanied Captain Lewis. We proceeded on down Clarke's river about 12 miles, when we came to the forks, and made three rafts to carry ourselves and baggage over. The river here is about 150 yards wide, and very beautiful. We had to make three trips with our rafts, and in the evening got all over safely; when we moved on up the north branch, which is our way over to the falls of the Missouri, and after traveling a mile and a half camped for the night. Two hunters went out and killed three deer. The mosquitoes are worse here than I have known them at any place since we left the old Maha village on the Missouri. This north branch of the river is called by the natives Isquet-co-qual-la, which means the road to the buffalo.
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