Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 24, 1805
The party set off early and traveled 24¼ miles up the river, passing a large creek and a beautiful island on the southern shore, with another creek at the island's head and a third creek on the north side later in the day. The riverbed had grown noticeably more gravelly, and the water was high, swift, and clearer than downstream. At dinner, hunters were dispatched to retrieve meat from animals killed at a distance, and two canoes were left behind to wait for them. The group camped on the south side beneath high, close hills.
ing. We embarked early; passed a large creek on the North
side and a beautiful island close on the southern shore. At
the head of the island, came in another creek on the South
side. The bottom of the river, and sand-bars have become
much more gravelly than we found them at any place lower
down. The water is high, rapid and more clear. At dinner
time a party was sent out to bring the meat of some animals
that had been killed at a distance. Here we left two canoes
to wait for them and proceeded on. We passed a creek on
the North side, and having made 24 1-4 miles encamped on
the South side. The hills are near, on both sides of the river,
and very high.
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We embarked early; passed a large creek on the north side and a beautiful island close to the southern shore. At the head of the island, another creek came in on the south side. The bottom of the river, and the sand-bars, have become much more gravelly than we found them at any place lower down. The water is high, rapid, and more clear.
At dinner time a party was sent out to bring in the meat of some animals that had been killed at a distance. Here we left two canoes to wait for them and proceeded on. We passed a creek on the north side, and having made 24 1/4 miles, camped on the south side. The hills are near, on both sides of the river, and very high.
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