Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 14, 1805
On a pleasant day, the party traveling upriver passed a spot around 7 a.m. where Captain Lewis and his men had killed two bears and left a note showing where to find the meat. Around 2 p.m., one of Lewis's men met the group and reported that the falls of the Missouri were about 20 miles ahead, and that Lewis and three others had gone forward to determine how far above the falls before the river would again be navigable. The group traveled 10 miles and camped on a small bottom on the south side.
pleasant. About 7 o’clock A.M. we passed a place where
Captain Lewis and his men had killed two bears, and had left
a note directing us where to find them. About 2 one of Cap-
tain Lewis’s men met us, and informed us that the falls were
about 20 miles above; and that Captain Lewis and the other
three men, were gone on to examine what the distance was
above the falls, before we could take the water again. We
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went 10 miles and encamped on a small bottom on the south
side.
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Pleasant. About 7 o'clock A.M. we passed a place where Captain Lewis and his men had killed two bears, and had left a note directing us where to find them. About 2 one of Captain Lewis's men met us, and informed us that the falls were about 20 miles above; and that Captain Lewis and the other three men were gone on to examine what the distance was above the falls before we could take to the water again. We went 10 miles and camped on a small bottom on the south side.
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