Patrick Gass: October 31, 1803
Strong westerly winds kept the party in camp throughout the day, halting travel. During the layover, an Indian man and woman arrived from upriver in two canoes loaded with furs and peltry, and they stayed with the expedition overnight. Hunters from the group went out and successfully killed a deer to add to the provisions. No further movement or major decisions were recorded for the day, which was largely defined by the weather-forced delay and the brief encounter with the visiting traders.
ment all day, on account of a strong wind from the west. An
Indian man and a squaw came down the river with two canoes,
loaded with fur and peltry, and remained with us all night.
Some of our hunters went out and killed a deer.
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...remained all day, on account of a strong wind from the west. An Indian man and a squaw came down the river with two canoes, loaded with fur and peltry, and stayed with us all night. Some of our hunters went out and killed a deer.
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