Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 29, 1806
The party set out early and traveled over rough hills before rejoining the old trail. A heavy shower of rain and hail, accompanied by thunder and lightning, struck and lasted about an hour. By 10 o'clock they had left the snow behind, and that evening they reached a warm spring, where they camped and most of the men bathed in the waters. Hunters killed two deer during the day—one at the glades on Glade Creek, where they dined amid good grass and growing camas, and another along the way.
early, proceeded over some bad hills, and came to the old
path; at which time there was a shower of rain, with hail, thun-
der and lightning, that lasted about an hour. At 10 o’clock
we left the snow, and in the evening we arrived at the warm
spring; where we encamped for the night, and most of us
bathed in its water. One of our hunters killed a deer where
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we dined at the glades or plains on Glade creek; and where
there is good grass, and com-mas also grows. Two other
hunters went on ahead and killed another deer on the way.
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Early, we proceeded over some bad hills and came to the old path; at which time there was a shower of rain, with hail, thunder, and lightning, that lasted about an hour. At 10 o'clock we left the snow, and in the evening we arrived at the warm spring, where we camped for the night, and most of us bathed in its water. One of our hunters killed a deer where we dined at the glades or plains on Glade Creek, where there is good grass, and com-mas also grows. Two other hunters went on ahead and killed another deer on the way.
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