Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 9, 1805
The captains decided to leave the large pirogue and some of the stores and baggage at this location, and several men set to work digging a cache to bury the items. The Missouri's water returned to its previous color overnight. The weather was clear but accompanied by strong northwest winds. A hunter brought in a fat buffalo. The point where the party was camped was covered with gooseberry and chokecherry bushes, along with some rabbit berry shrubs.
to leave the large periogue here and part of the stores and
baggage, and some of the men were engaged in digging a
cave to bury them in. The water of the Missouri changed
this morning to its former colour. The day was fine, but the
wind blew hard from the northwest. One of the men killed
an excellent fat buffaloe. There is a quantity of gooseberry
and choak-cherry bushes on the point, and also some rabbit
berries.
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We decided to leave the large pirogue here, along with part of the stores and baggage, and some of the men were busy digging a cache to bury them in. The water of the Missouri changed this morning back to its former color. The day was fine, but the wind blew hard from the northwest. One of the men killed an excellent fat buffalo. There are a quantity of gooseberry and chokecherry bushes on the point, and also some rabbit berries.
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