Patrick Gass: November 1, 1806
This entry is a jumbled mix of dates rather than a single November 1, 1806 account. It describes hunters going out with little success, an Indian companion departing and returning, and reports of good hunting at the Camas flats where ten deer and three bears were killed. The party deals with troublesome mosquitoes and small black flies tormenting the horses, light rain and fog, and crosses steep mountains buried under six to eight feet of snow. Hunters are sent ahead for provisions, horses left behind are recovered, and the group reunites and camps together.
“the men. out to hunt. While they were out
‘ ndian went on… About 10 o’clock. the)
‘in without | haying killed any thing ; aes |
gh men. came to our camp with orders ne
3 hind gone fo inquire. a ee
eturned, and it was not , wa whe-
t one or Rot. ) Tite ge said t
JOURNAL,
Shad had good lick at the Com-mas fla I
ed ten deer and three bears. I immed:
with ae of the men ne the: phat
and 20th, and V overtone the Ih
and. Riedie wie hs os n.
ath. There was a ‘dlbads sneeninbil ‘We
of the ‘Indians a pair of mockasons, and
reed to stay to day.and wait for the party —
% oe of our hunters went out, but had no- Success.
oa The day keeps cloudy, and the musquitoes are very
ountry, that so torments our horses, that they can
: pet no- rest, but when we make small fires to keep
: them off. At noon two hunters went on ahead to a-
ae small creek, to endeavour to kill some. provision, as
‘We cannot-kill any here; and unless the party come |
up tonight, I intend to go on with the Indians to-
morrow morning. In the evening the party arrived —
with three more Indians, and ¥ we all cHenInDed ag
ther for thé night… – a
_. Wednesday 25th. Thee was a a light shower of rain
this morning. We proceeded forward early; and .
two men and an Indian were sent ahead to look for
the horses we left behind when we were here before.
= a hoon we halted at the creek where the two. men
> hunting; but they had killed nothing. We here
inner, and proceeded on to Hung ty: ereek,”2.
org we met the men with the horses,-and fe
as 5 ithe e night. A considerable qu se
| wt L, 1 Fal leg during the afternoon. Renee
Pe ee Ais g 26th We. had a foggy 1 morning
a Bee 4 *) age . cath,
Ps ae
Ha ne
te # troublesome. There is also.a small black fly in this _ %
SO i at TE ee a ey
: at noon, we yeaa at. af Ae eee
‘ baggage and stores. The snow here
iches. We took some dinner, en ee
for. our horses to eat. sony E mea-_ a
We proceeded 0 over some very
a and cee snow ; bat cdg
riday 27th. We had a ae eee: n
o’clock we. renewed – eur. march, — pr
f the steepest mountains | Tever
30 s so deep | that we cannot wind alone
of these steeps,. but must slide’ straight do
ne a “orses generally do not sink more than
| ES but sometimes they | wreak ore
ta ellies. We kept. on without hal eo
BS lock in the evening, when we stopped at ide a
K spite the snow was off, and where there was — &
erass ; and we here. encamped for the ‘night.
was pleasant throughout ; but it a peared
le to ‘me . somewhat extraordinary, to be travelli Gover
© ‘snow six. or eight feet deep in the latter end of Jun
mee The most | of ‘Us, however, had saved our ‘Socks
2
a we expectec d to find snow oa these mountains. ae
e- 9. Saturd 2804, The morning was pleasant, we set
#: pee, and passed the place where we had _ en- a
Z alae on the. 15th Sept. fast when the snow fell on
s, After ‘passing | this place. about a mile, we took —
tek ea path, and travelled alone eal ee on
a 2h we came to a good plac
pst d vemained all the aft
: hs S feed asth they had but little gre a8 last sig
¢ eth ip ; wi
Fv 7 A? pt
ie By cae nl 4 a a
> ne 1¥ es,
Gi ae oF as ;
7s ~ at ‘ eee
%
by”
good abel of roots, hich we. poll 1s ma
soup of bales ie very ve Bs nthe ev
‘grass oe other Pertti in abu
north side, winter with snow s
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The men went out to hunt. While they were out, an Indian went on. About 10 o'clock they came in without having killed anything. Three men came to our camp with orders. Behind, gone to inquire and returned, and it was not known whether one or not. The Indians said they had had good luck at the Com-mas flat, and had killed ten deer and three bears. I immediately set out with some of the men. The party and I overtook the Indians and returned with them.
There was a heavy snowfall. We gave one of the Indians a pair of moccasins, and agreed to stay today and wait for the party. Some of our hunters went out, but had no success. The day keeps cloudy, and the mosquitoes are very troublesome. There is also a small black fly in this country, that so torments our horses, that they can get no rest, but when we make small fires to keep them off. At noon two hunters went on ahead to a small creek, to endeavor to kill some provisions, as we cannot kill any here; and unless the party comes up tonight, I intend to go on with the Indians tomorrow morning. In the evening the party arrived with three more Indians, and we all camped together for the night.
Wednesday 25th. There was a light shower of rain this morning. We proceeded forward early; and two men and an Indian were sent ahead to look for the horses we left behind when we were here before. At noon we halted at the creek where the two men were hunting; but they had killed nothing. We here had dinner, and proceeded on to Hungry creek, where we met the men with the horses, and stayed the night. A considerable quantity of rain fell during the afternoon.
Thursday 26th. We had a foggy morning. At noon, we halted at the place where we had left the baggage and stores. The snow here was several inches deep. We took some dinner, and gathered grass for our horses to eat. We proceeded on over some very rough ground and deep snow.
Friday 27th. We had a pleasant morning. At 3 o'clock we renewed our march, passing over some of the steepest mountains I ever saw. The snow is so deep that we cannot wind along the sides of these steeps, but must slide straight down. Our horses generally do not sink more than a few inches, but sometimes they break through up to their bellies. We kept on without halting until 7 o'clock in the evening, when we stopped at a place where the snow was off, and where there was grass; and we here camped for the night. The day was pleasant throughout; but it appeared somewhat extraordinary to me, to be traveling over snow six or eight feet deep in the latter end of June. Most of us, however, had saved our socks, as we expected to find snow on these mountains.
Saturday 28th. The morning was pleasant. We set out early, and passed the place where we had camped on the 15th of September last when the snow fell on us. After passing this place about a mile, we took a different path, and traveled along until 2 o'clock, when we came to a good place and remained all the afternoon to feed, as they had but little grass last night.
We found a good deal of roots, which we boiled and made soup of, which was very good. In the evening the grass and other vegetation was in abundance on the north side, but in winter covered with snow.
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