Patrick Gass: October 15, 1805
On a fine morning, the party traveled two miles to reach steep mountains, finding the route well-worn by Native people who cross to the Flathead River to gather cherries and berries. Hunters quickly killed four deer. At midday they halted at a creek branch lined with strawberry vines, haws, and serviceberry bushes. Setting out again at 2 p.m., they crossed a large waterless mountain and could find no suitable campsite until late at night, finally stopping at a small branch in an inconvenient spot after covering 23 miles.
a fine morning. Having travelled 2 miles we reached the
mountains which are very steep ; but the road over them
pretty good, as it is much travelled by the natives, who come
across to the Flathead river to gather cherries and berries.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 141
Our hunters in a short time killed 4 deer. At noon we halted
at a branch of the creek, on the banks of which are a number
of strawberry vines, haws and service berry bushes. At 2 we
proceeded on over a large mountain, where there is no water,
and we could find no place to encamp until late at night, when
we arrived at a small branch, and encamped by it, in a very
inconvenient place, having come 23 miles.
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A fine morning. Having traveled 2 miles, we reached the mountains, which are very steep; but the road over them is pretty good, as it is much traveled by the natives, who come across to the Flathead river to gather cherries and berries. Our hunters in a short time killed 4 deer.
At noon we halted at a branch of the creek, on the banks of which are a number of strawberry vines, hawthorns, and serviceberry bushes. At 2 we proceeded on over a large mountain, where there is no water, and we could find no place to camp until late at night, when we arrived at a small branch and camped by it, in a very inconvenient place, having come 23 miles.
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