Patrick Gass: November 26, 1806
Heavy intermittent rain fell as the party traveled through rough, hilly country. They spotted a large herd of elk on a small island and killed fifteen, taking the skins and best meat. They also killed a bighorn sheep, two more elk, twelve deer, and two beaver during the day. After a midday dinner halt interrupted by a downpour, they pushed on through a wet and disagreeable afternoon, expecting to soon clear the high terrain.
a tinued at intervals to rain hard ;about 10. oclock we
se – saw.a great gang of elk on a small island, where we
” halted and ina short time killed fifteen of the:a. W 4
— * go0k the skins and the best parts of the meat, and pro~
eek _ eeeded. At noon we halted to dine, and had then a __ %
~-yery heavy shower of rain. We also killed another
of the Large horned animals or niountain sheep.—. |
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fy We remained here about am hour, them proceeded on,
: and, will ‘soon be clear of this range of high rough
‘country: Jn our way this afternoon, we killed two
and diwelve other deer, and.two beaver. i; Though
afternoon. was wet and Wiis. cal oy 18
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“saw a large brown or ger mig bear swimming inthe _
river, whith we killed, and took on board ; fe a
the | ine st sm Muscle Bical river ; z_ and at noon halted ie
to dine at sc Pi ee hip cits a
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E. _ > “bout an hour after we landed here, a large bie ar
so close to our camp, that one of the me
killed it from our fire.
“was s cloudy. with some rain ; ; and having made a fire |
> ear: and ‘put the skins: to dry. with two”men to attend – im weit
: sine made our arrangements for the night. °°
ee CPt i 2nd. This was a a He clear suorsing, and
nae Wet. ws hunters were sent of in a canoe to hunt 5 3 e
and in the. course of –
and ready to set out the next Gabenine: he.
– Sunday 3rd. We had a fine morning, and at 6 ee
o’clock got ‘under way and pre ceeded on. Having —
gone ten miles we came up with the hunters whe —
» «had killed twenty four deer, We went on very rapid-
_ ly and saw great gangs o ‘elk feeding on the shores, —
but few buffaloe.. At sunset we encamped | Erne Bee
-gone 73 miles. i ” Sa
_ Monday 4th. This was shother pleasant day ; a
| proceeded. on early. One of the small canoes
two hunters did not come up last night. W
(2 @tother. ‘small canoe with some hunters bebit
nee ae _ proceeded” on. We went very rapidly, an
Ae 1 killed a buffaloe, an elk and some deer.
TS. nok ‘we passed the mouth of Milk river,
hone oe Sioned oa am the current ou hae Pi: ing
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eh his 5th, Last night. was. ions taeeeiae : ‘ 4
was heard at a distance. About midnight the small 4
canoe we left yesterday came floating down with the
-current,and would have passsd usifour centinelhadnot
hailed it: the hunters in it killeda bear and twodeer. 7 q
This Taorning was also cloudy, and we halted here — a
a neon in ae aes that ei other canoe © woul .
oi noon we ee Hees way. xg bers went on Wey 4
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K Hed a a very fat buffaloe and some deer 5 _ and i
nters. who | et on ahead i in the morning g killed | to |
ahd at dark OG Molent gust of wine aa rain came en
with thunder and lightening, which lasted about are
hour; after which we hada fine clear PA ee
i Wednesdny 6th. We embarked early, oad ira ews
fine morning, but high wind. :At 12 o’clock the
wind blew so violent that it became dangerous – to go.
on, and we halted; and some of the men went out
and shot a large buck, but not dead and he got into
» theriver; when two of them pursued in a canoe and
caught him. Having remained here three hours, —
we again went on until night and encamped. We
. have yet seen nothing of the two hunters who ped.
been left behind in the small canoe. SE
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It continued at intervals to rain hard. About 10 o'clock we saw a great gang of elk on a small island, where we halted and in a short time killed fifteen of them. We took the skins and the best parts of the meat, and proceeded. At noon we halted to dine, and had then a very heavy shower of rain. We also killed another of the large horned animals or mountain sheep. We remained here about an hour, then proceeded on, and will soon be clear of this range of high rough country. On our way this afternoon, we killed two and twelve other deer, and two beaver. Though the afternoon was wet and unpleasant, we continued on.
The morning was wet, and in a short time we saw a large brown or grizzly bear swimming in the river, which we killed and took on board. We passed the mouth of Muscle Shell (Musselshell) river, and at noon halted to dine. We considered it advisable to stay here and dry the skins by a fire in some old lodges. About an hour after we landed here, a large bear came so close to our camp that one of the men killed it from our fire. The afternoon was cloudy with some rain; and having made a fire and put the skins to dry, with two men to attend, we made our arrangements for the night.
2nd. This was a fine clear morning, and our hunters were sent off in a canoe to hunt; and in the course of the day we got the skins dry and ready to set out the next morning.
Sunday 3rd. We had a fine morning, and at 6 o'clock got under way and proceeded on. Having gone ten miles we came up with the hunters who had killed twenty four deer. We went on very rapidly and saw great gangs of elk feeding on the shores, but few buffalo. At sunset we camped, having gone 73 miles.
Monday 4th. This was another pleasant day; we proceeded on early. One of the small canoes with two hunters did not come up last night. We left another small canoe with some hunters behind, and proceeded on. We went very rapidly, and our hunters killed a buffalo, an elk and some deer. At noon we passed the mouth of Milk river, and continued on with the current our way.
Tuesday 5th. Last night was very stormy: thunder was heard at a distance. About midnight the small canoe we left yesterday came floating down with the current, and would have passed us if our sentinel had not hailed it: the hunters in it killed a bear and two deer. This morning was also cloudy, and we halted here at noon in hopes that the other canoe would come up. At noon we got under way. We went on very well, and killed a very fat buffalo and some deer; and the hunters who went on ahead in the morning killed two. At dark a violent gust of wind and rain came on with thunder and lightning, which lasted about an hour; after which we had a fine clear night.
Wednesday 6th. We embarked early, and had a fine morning, but high wind. At 12 o'clock the wind blew so violent that it became dangerous to go on, and we halted; and some of the men went out and shot a large buck, but not dead, and he got into the river; when two of them pursued in a canoe and caught him. Having remained here three hours, we again went on until night and camped. We have yet seen nothing of the two hunters who had been left behind in the small canoe.
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