Patrick Gass: June 22, 1805
The party set out across the prairie hauling a heavily loaded canoe on a wagon, accompanied by a man and his wife. Progress was slow because the axletrees were weak, and around noon one of them broke. The group halted at a draw where willow was available and fashioned a replacement axletree from that wood, which was considered the best material the region offered. It was late in the evening before they reached the planned point of embarkation on the river.
and his wife, set out through the prairie with one canoe on a
waggon loaded heavy with baggage. We went on slowly as
our axletrees were weak; and about 12 o’clock one of them
broke; when we had to halt and put in a new one. This acci-
dent happened at a draught where there was some willow, and
we put in an axletree of that; which I believe is the best this
country affords for the purpose. It was late in the evening
before we got to the intended place of embarkation on the
river.
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and his wife set out through the prairie with one canoe on a wagon loaded heavily with baggage. We went on slowly because our axletrees were weak; and about 12 o'clock one of them broke, so we had to halt and put in a new one. This accident happened at a gully where there was some willow, and we put in an axletree made of that wood, which I believe is the best this country affords for the purpose. It was late in the evening before we got to the intended place of embarkation on the river.
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