Missouri River near Marias River approach — Patrick Gass: June 2, 1805
The expedition continued upriver through terrain where hills pressed close to the water, though they were lower and less rugged than those encountered downstream. During the morning, the party passed two creeks, one on each bank, along with several cottonwood-covered islands, while the surrounding hills remained entirely treeless. Hunters shot a brown bear in a small bottom on the south side. After traveling 18 miles for the day, the group camped on the south bank just above the bottom, at the mouth of a large river.
hills come close on the river, but are not so high nor so
broken, as we found them a short distance lower down. This
forenoon we passed two creeks, one on each side, and several
islands covered with cotton wood; but there is not a stick of
timber to be seen any where upon the hills. Some of the
hunters killed a brown bear in a small bottom on the south
side, and having come 18 miles we encamped just above the
bottom on the same side, at the mouth of a large river.
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The hills come close to the river, but are not as high or as broken as we found them a short distance further down. This forenoon we passed two creeks, one on each side, and several islands covered with cottonwood; but there is not a stick of timber to be seen anywhere upon the hills. Some of the hunters killed a brown bear in a small bottom on the south side, and having come 18 miles we camped just above the bottom on the same side, at the mouth of a large river.
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