Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 7, 1805
The party spent the night outdoors, with a few drops of rain falling in the evening. The hunters returned without much success, as the buffalo had moved out onto the plains. By nightfall, work on the boat was completed except for greasing it, and the vessel was set out to dry.
mained out all night. In the evening some few drops of rain
fell; and the hunters came in; but had not good luck, the
buffaloe being mostly out in the plains. At night we got our
boat finished, all but greasing ; and she was laid out to dry.
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remained out all night. In the evening a few drops of rain fell; and the hunters came in, but had not had good luck, the buffalo being mostly out in the plains. At night we got our boat finished, all but the greasing; and she was laid out to dry.
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