Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Patrick Gass: July 31, 1804
The party's hunters had mixed success today. One returned with a young beaver caught alive in a trap, then went back out and shot a large buck. Two other hunters came in around noon with two deer but reported their horses missing. A search party sent to find the horses returned at dark empty-handed, suspecting the animals had been stolen by Indians. The entry continues into August 1, when another search again failed to recover the horses, though hunters brought in three more deer.
had set, and in one found a young beaver, but little hurt and
brought it in alive. Ina short time he went out again and
killed a large buck. Two other hunters came in about 12,
who had killed two deer; but lost the horses. One of them
with two other persons were sent out to hunt them, who re-
turned at dark without finding them; and supposed they had
been stolen by the Indians.
WF ednesday, 1st Aug. 1804. Three of our men again went
out to hunt the horses, but returned without them. They
brought a deer, and two of our other hunters killed two more.
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had set, and in one found a young beaver, only slightly hurt, and brought it in alive. In a short time he went out again and killed a large buck. Two other hunters came in about 12, who had killed two deer, but lost the horses. One of them, with two other persons, was sent out to hunt for them, and they returned at dark without finding them; they supposed the horses had been stolen by the Indians.
Wednesday, 1st Aug. 1804. Three of our men again went out to hunt the horses, but returned without them. They brought in a deer, and two of our other hunters killed two more.
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