Patrick Gass: November 16, 1806
The party gathered horses, and Captain Lewis took six over the portage before setting out to explore Marias River with only three hunters. Four men were left behind to haul canoes and baggage, with wagons or truckles being prepared for transport when the rest of the group arrived. Mosquitoes remained very bothersome. Lewis ordered the group to wait at the mouth of Marias River until September 1st; if he had not returned by then, they were to continue on and rejoin Captain Clark at the Yellowstone River. On Friday the 18th, a small party inspected the pirogue and deposit at the lower end of the portage, found everything safe, took some tobacco, recovered the cache, and returned to camp.
collected our horses, of which Capt. Lewis tek six
: – over the
portage; and then started to go up Maria’s S river with
and Jeft four to haul the canoes and baggage
only three hunters. We continue
waggons or truckles to transport |
noes on when the men with them should arrive.—
The musquitoes are still very troublesome.
When Capt. Lewis left us, he gave orders that we
d here to repair our
should wait at the mouth of Maria’s river to the Ist. –
of Sept. at which
| time, ‘should he not arrive, we were
to proceed on and | join Capt. Clarke at the mouth of
the Yellow-stone river, and then to return home: but
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us fran those tormenting insects. ( °
_ Friday 18th. There was another pleasant day: and
a went down with three of the men to the lower end
_of the portage to examine the periogue and deposit
there, and found all safe. We took some tobacco out —
of the deposit, covered up all again, until the party
~*~ should arrive with the canoes, and returned to camp.
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We collected our horses, of which Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) took six over the portage; and then he started to go up Maria's River with only three hunters, and left four men to haul the canoes and baggage on wagons or truckles to transport the canoes when the men with them should arrive.
The mosquitoes are still very troublesome.
When Capt. Lewis left us, he gave orders that we should wait at the mouth of Maria's River until the 1st of September, at which time, should he not arrive, we were to proceed on and join Capt. Clarke (Capt. Clark) at the mouth of the Yellowstone River, and then to return home.
Friday 18th. There was another pleasant day; and I went down with three of the men to the lower end of the portage to examine the pirogue and deposit there, and found all safe. We took some tobacco out of the deposit, covered up all again, until the party should arrive with the canoes, and returned to camp.
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