Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 1, 1805
High winds kept the party in camp until afternoon. While waiting, hunters went out and brought in buffalo and deer. At an abandoned Indian camp they found red cloth, which Gass interpreted as a religious offering, noting the local tribes' belief in a supreme being. Only about an inch of snow had fallen. The expedition set out at four o'clock, traveled six miles, and made camp for the night in a pleasant bottom on the north side of the river.
continued so high, we could not proceed until the afternoon.
While we lay here our hunters went out and killed some
buffaloe and deer. They found some red cloth at an old
Indian camp, which we suppose has been offered and left as
a sacrifice; the Indians have some knowledge of a supreme
being and this is their mode of worship. The snow did not
fall more than an inch deep. At four we set out, went six
miles, and encamped on the north side in a beautiful bottom.
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The wind continued so strong that we could not proceed until the afternoon. While we stayed here, our hunters went out and killed some buffalo and deer. They found some red cloth at an old Indian camp, which we suppose has been offered and left as a sacrifice; the Indians have some knowledge of a supreme being, and this is their way of worshipping. The snow did not fall more than an inch deep.
At four o'clock we set out, went six miles, and camped on the north side in a beautiful bottom.
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