Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 9, 1806

go down the river; but had not proceeded far until it began
to rain, and we halted at some old Indian lodges, where we
took shelter. In an hour’s time the rain slackened, and we
proceeded on; but had not gone far before it began to rain
again, and the weather was very cold for the season. At noon
we came up with our hunters, who had killed a large buffaloe;
so we halted and some of us went and dressed it, and brought
in the best of the meat which was very good. We encamped
here and lay by during the afternoon as the rain continued
during the whole of it.