Patrick Gass: October 8, 1806
The party paused to hunt, sending men out for game while local natives visited camp and warned that the snow-covered mountains—visible from their location—would be impassable for about a month and a half due to deep snow and lack of forage for the horses. The hunters returned at noon with four deer and some pheasants. Around 3 o'clock the group resumed travel, crossed a high hill, and camped by a small stream. There they reunited with an old chief who reported that their cached saddles had been recovered and gave news of their horses.
sant; and we remained liere some time, to endeavour
‘to kill some deer ; and the hunters were sent out.—
ery “Here some of the. natives came to our camp, and in-
_ formed us, that we could not cross the mountains for”
a moon and an half; as the snow was too deep, and
no grass for our horses to subsist on. We have the
“mountains in view from this place, all covered, white
“with snow. At noon our hunters came in and had
‘killed four deer and some pheasants. About 3.0’clock
we continued our journey ; ; passed over a very high
aes Aill,. and encamped on a small run; w here we met
~ our. other old chief, who had gone down the river
_ With us last fall. He told us that his men had found —§ >
~ our saddles, where we had hid them, and thathe had
a them safe. He also gave us aa account of dis tioe
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...and we remained here some time, to try to kill some deer; and the hunters were sent out. Here some of the natives came to our camp, and informed us that we could not cross the mountains for a moon and a half, as the snow was too deep, and there was no grass for our horses to subsist on. We have the mountains in view from this place, all covered white with snow. At noon our hunters came in and had killed four deer and some pheasants. About 3 o'clock we continued our journey; passed over a very high hill, and camped on a small run; where we met our other old chief, who had gone down the river with us last fall. He told us that his men had found our saddles, where we had hid them, and that he had them safe. He also gave us an account of some of our horses, and where they were.
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