Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Patrick Gass: September 10, 1805
The party continued down the creek with hunters scouting ahead. They were met by a hunter who had been missing overnight and had lost his horse. At noon they halted to dine, celebrating after one hunter killed two deer. High snow- and timber-covered mountains rose to the south, with prairie hills to the north. After a two-hour break they pressed on, covering about 20 miles for the day before camping. The valley widened and the creek grew into a sizable river. Light rain fell, and hunters also killed two cranes.
and our hunters went on as usual. We proceeded down the
creek, and in our way we were met by a hunter, who had not
come in last night, and who had lost his horse. We halted at
12 o’clock, and one of our hunters killed 2 deer; which was a
subject of much joy and congratulation. Here we remained
to dine, and some rain fell. On the south of this place there
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are very high mountains covered with snow and timber, and
on the north prairie hills. After staying here 2 hours we pro-
ceeded on down the creek; found the country much the same
as that which we had passed through in the forenoon; and
having travelled about 20 miles since the morning, encamped
for the night. The valley is become more extensive, and our
creek has increased to a considerable river. Some rain fell
in the forenoon, and our hunters killed two cranes on our
way.
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Our hunters went on as usual. We proceeded down the creek, and on our way we were met by a hunter who had not come in last night and who had lost his horse. We halted at 12 o'clock, and one of our hunters killed 2 deer, which was a subject of much joy and congratulation. Here we remained to dine, and some rain fell. On the south of this place there are very high mountains covered with snow and timber, and on the north prairie hills.
After staying here 2 hours we proceeded on down the creek. We found the country much the same as that which we had passed through in the forenoon, and having traveled about 20 miles since the morning, we camped for the night. The valley has become more extensive, and our creek has grown into a considerable river. Some rain fell in the forenoon, and our hunters killed two cranes on our way.
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