Patrick Gass: September 16, 1805
The party set out after losing track of a horse, leaving some men behind to search for it. After two miles they reached a striking warm spring, hotter than blood temperature, where their guide briefly took a wrong path among the many trails. Game remained scarce, with hunters bringing in nothing since the previous morning. Captain Lewis rejoined the group at the noon halt without the missing horse. They pressed on at 2 o'clock, found a deer their hunters had killed, crossed a dividing ridge, and camped along a creek after twelve miles.
could not be found; but some of the men were left to hunt
for him and we proceeded on. When we had gone 2 miles,
we came to a most beautiful warm spring, the water of which
is considerably above blood-heat; and I could not bear my
hand in it without uneasiness. There are so many paths lead-
ing to and from this spring, that our guide took a wrong one
for a mile or two, and we had bad travelling across till we got
into the road again. At noon we halted. Game is scarce;
and our hunters killed nothing since yesterday morning;
though 4 of the best were constantly out, and every one of
them furnished with a good horse. While we remained here
Captain Lewis and the men, who had been left with him, came
up; but had not found the horse. At 2 o’clock we proceeded
On again over a mountain, and in our way found a deer, which
our hunters had killed and hung up. Ina short time we met
with them, and Capt. Lewis sent two back to look for the
horse. We passed over a dividing ridge to the waters of
another creek, and after travelling 12 miles we encamped on
the creek, up which there are some prairies or plains.
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could not be found; but some of the men were left to hunt for him and we proceeded on. When we had gone 2 miles, we came to a most beautiful warm spring, the water of which is considerably above blood-heat; and I could not bear my hand in it without uneasiness. There are so many paths leading to and from this spring, that our guide took a wrong one for a mile or two, and we had bad traveling across till we got into the road again. At noon we halted. Game is scarce, and our hunters have killed nothing since yesterday morning, though 4 of the best were constantly out, and every one of them furnished with a good horse. While we remained here Captain Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and the men who had been left with him came up; but had not found the horse.
At 2 o'clock we proceeded on again over a mountain, and on our way found a deer which our hunters had killed and hung up. In a short time we met with them, and Capt. Lewis sent two back to look for the horse. We passed over a dividing ridge to the waters of another creek, and after traveling 12 miles we camped on the creek, up which there are some prairies or plains.
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