Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1805
The party traveled through mountainous country where game was more abundant, and they killed several buffalo along the way. Around 11 o'clock a slow rain began and lasted about two hours before clearing. They passed a long range of striking cliffs and rocky peaks, some rising 200 feet high but only about eight feet thick, so unusual in appearance that they resembled the ruins of an ancient city. After covering 17.5 miles, the group made camp at the mouth of a creek on the north side.
passed through a mountainous country but the game is more
plenty, and we killed some buffaloe in our way. About 11
o’clock it began to rain slowly, and continued raining two
hours, when it cleared up. We passed some very curious
cliffs and rocky peaks, in a long range. Some of them 200
feet high and not more than eight feet thick. They seem as
if built by the hand of man, and are so numerous that they
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appear like the ruins of an ancient city. We went 17 1-2 miles
and encamped at the mouth of a handsome creek on the
North side.
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We passed through a mountainous country, but the game is more plentiful, and we killed some buffalo along the way. About 11 o'clock it began to rain slowly, and it continued raining for two hours, when it cleared up. We passed some very curious cliffs and rocky peaks in a long range. Some of them are 200 feet high and not more than eight feet thick. They seem as if built by the hand of man, and they are so numerous that they appear like the ruins of an ancient city. We went 17 1/2 miles and camped at the mouth of a handsome creek on the north side.
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