Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: June 27, 1805
The party continued portaging their remaining canoe and baggage, while the ailing member of the group showed signs of recovery. Elk wandered near camp in the morning, and two were shot. A severe hailstorm struck in the afternoon, lasting half an hour and dropping ice chunks weighing up to three ounces and measuring seven inches around, blanketing the ground white. Cloudy skies and rain followed into the evening. After nightfall, two hunters returned from upriver, reporting a successful hunt of nine elk and three bears.
remaining canoe and baggage. The sick man is become bet-
ter. This morning some elk came close to camp and we killed
two of them. In the afternoon a dreadful hail storm came on,
which lasted half an hour. Some of the lumps of ice that fell
weighed 3 ounces, and measured 7 inches in circumference.
The ground was covered with them, as white as snow. It
kept cloudy during the evening and some rain fell. At night
the two hunters that went up the river returned. They had
killed while out 9 elk and 3 bears.
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remaining canoe and baggage. The sick man has become better. This morning some elk came close to camp and we killed two of them. In the afternoon a dreadful hail storm came on, which lasted half an hour. Some of the lumps of ice that fell weighed 3 ounces, and measured 7 inches in circumference. The ground was covered with them, as white as snow. It stayed cloudy during the evening and some rain fell. At night the two hunters that went up the river returned. They had killed while out 9 elk and 3 bears.
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