Patrick Gass: June 26, 1806
The party set out early and found the snowbanks significantly reduced as they traveled. At noon they reached the cache where they had previously stored their baggage and supplies, finding the snow there had settled twenty inches but still measured ten feet ten inches deep. They ate dinner, though no forage was available for the horses. Pushing on over steep mountain tops and deep snow, they fortunately reached a bare hillside by evening with good grass, and camped there. Heavy rain showers fell during the afternoon.
early; and found the banks of snow much decreased; at noon
we arrived at the place where we had left our baggage and
stores. The snow here had sunk twenty inches. We took
some dinner, but there was nothing for our horses to eat.
We measured the depth of the snow here and found it ten
feet ten inches. We proceeded over some very steep tops of
the mountains and deep snow; but the snow was not so deep
in the drafts between them; and fortunately we got in the
evening to the side of a hill where the snow was gone; and
there was very good grass for our horses. So we encamped
there all night. Some heavy showers of rain had fallen in the
afternoon.
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Early; and found the banks of snow much decreased; at noon we arrived at the place where we had left our baggage and stores. The snow here had sunk twenty inches. We took some dinner, but there was nothing for our horses to eat. We measured the depth of the snow here and found it ten feet ten inches. We proceeded over some very steep tops of the mountains and deep snow; but the snow was not so deep in the draws between them; and fortunately we got in the evening to the side of a hill where the snow was gone; and there was very good grass for our horses. So we camped there all night. Some heavy showers of rain had fallen in the afternoon.
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