Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 31, 1806
Heavy rain fell at intervals throughout the day. Around 10 a.m., the party spotted a large herd of elk on a small island, stopped, and killed fifteen, taking the skins and choice meat before moving on. They paused at noon to dine through another heavy shower and killed a bighorn sheep. Continuing through the rugged country, which they expected to soon leave behind, they took two mule deer, twelve other deer, and two beaver. Despite the wet, disagreeable afternoon, they covered 70 miles.
intervals to rain hard; about 10 o’clock we saw a great gang
of elk on a small island, where we halted and in a short time
killed fifteen of them. We took the skins and the best parts
of the meat, and proceeded. At noon we halted to dine, and
had then a very heavy shower of rain. We also killed another
of the large horned animals or mountain sheep.—We remained
here about an hour, then proceeded on, and will soon be clear
of this range of high rough country. In our way this after-
noon, we killed two mules and twelve other deer, and two
beaver. Though the afternoon was wet and disagreeable, we
came 70 miles to day.
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It rained hard at intervals; about 10 o'clock we saw a great herd of elk on a small island, where we halted and in a short time killed fifteen of them. We took the skins and the best parts of the meat, and proceeded on. At noon we halted to dine, and then had a very heavy shower of rain. We also killed another of the large horned animals, or mountain sheep.
We remained here about an hour, then proceeded on, and will soon be clear of this range of high, rough country. On our way this afternoon, we killed two mule deer and twelve other deer, and two beaver. Though the afternoon was wet and disagreeable, we came 70 miles today.
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