Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1805

__ ged with the boat, that I had not visited the falls. | 2.
therefore set out with one of the men to day for that
purpose. I found the 2nd pitch the most beantifu
though not the highest. About a mile below the up-),
_ per pitch, the largest: and most beautiful spring r
ay a es the bank of the Missouri on the south ae
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sep me previous : we.kiiled 7 of th . r
med to pee: We also saw 25 wolves one
meee sal engaged at Ai boat, and pany ‘in ‘aba ing
4 skins for clothing, until about 4 o’clock in. the af ? ‘
*_ ternéons when we drank the last of our spirits. in ce-
ees lebrating the day, and amused ourselves with dane.
s “eine tl 9 o’clock at night, when a shower of rain Fi ag
and we retired to rest.