Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — Patrick Gass: May 3, 1806
The party set out after recovering a missing horse, with a hunter retrieving it while the others pressed on. Their guide and three Indians went ahead. After traveling about ten miles, they reached a creek and halted, finishing the last of their dried meat; with the dogs eaten and no game available on the plains, they were out of provisions. High winds, cold weather, rain, and afternoon snow showers troubled them. They met a friendly chief with nine men and camped at a small spring, expecting to cross the hills by noon the next day.
when the horses were collected one was found missing, and
one of our hunters went back after him, while the rest of us
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continued our journey. This morning our guide and the three
other Indians went on ahead. We continued our route about
ten miles, when we struck a creek, having left the other entirely
to our right and halted. Our hunter came up with the horse.
The wind was very high this forenoon, and rather cold for the
season; with some rain. We continued about two hours and
eat the last of our dried meat; and are altogether without
other provisions, as our stock of dogs is exhausted, and we
can kill no game in these plains. In the evening we met a
chief and nine of his men, who appeared glad to see us. We
encamped on a small branch or spring, as it was too far to go
over the hills. The Indians say we can get over to-morrow
by noon. The wind continued to blow hard and some snow
showers fell in the afternoon.
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When the horses were gathered, one was found missing, and one of our hunters went back after him, while the rest of us continued our journey. This morning our guide and the three other Indians went on ahead. We continued our route about ten miles, when we came to a creek, having left the other entirely to our right, and halted. Our hunter caught up with the horse. The wind was very high this forenoon, and rather cold for the season, with some rain.
We continued about two hours and ate the last of our dried meat; and we are altogether without other provisions, as our stock of dogs is exhausted, and we can kill no game in these plains. In the evening we met a chief and nine of his men, who appeared glad to see us. We camped on a small branch or spring, as it was too far to go over the hills. The Indians say we can get over tomorrow by noon. The wind continued to blow hard, and some snow showers fell in the afternoon.
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