Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 19, 1805
The party did not gather until noon before resuming their march on a fine, warm day. Sunshine rapidly melted snow on the south-facing hillsides, making travel tiring and unpleasant. They pushed on across high desert mountains where the hunters found no game, spotting only a single bear track during the day. At dark, the group halted at a spring on top of a mountain, killed another colt for food, and made camp there for the night.
that they were not collected until noon, at which time we
began our march again. It was a fine day with warm sun-
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shine, which melted the snow very fast on the south sides of
the hills, and made the travelling very fatiguing and uncom-
fortable. We continued over high desert mountains, where
our hunters could find no game, nor signs of any except a
bear’s tract which they observed to day. — At dark we halted
at a spring on the top of a mountain; killed another colt, and
encamped there all night.
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The horses were not collected until noon, at which time we began our march again. It was a fine day with warm sunshine, which melted the snow very fast on the south sides of the hills, and made the traveling very tiring and uncomfortable. We continued over high desert mountains, where our hunters could find no game, nor signs of any except a bear's track which they observed today.
At dark we halted at a spring on the top of a mountain; killed another colt, and camped there all night.
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