Journal Entry

Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 22, 1806

June 22, 1806
Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
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Patrick Gass spent the day in camp accompanied by Indigenous companions while the hunters went out in search of game. The hunters returned at noon having killed only a single small pheasant, a meager result for the party. Undeterred, they set out again in the evening to try their luck a second time, but this excursion also proved unsuccessful, leaving the group without significant food from the day's hunting efforts.

went out early and the Indians remained with me at the camp.
At noon the hunters came in, but had killed nothing but one
small pheasant. In the evening they made another excursion,
but were unsuccessful.

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The hunters went out early and the Indians remained with me at the camp. At noon the hunters came in, but had killed nothing but one small pheasant. In the evening they made another excursion, but were unsuccessful.

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