Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 2, 1806
The party set out early and traveled until noon, when they stopped and some men went out hunting, killing two fat buffalo cows and bringing back the best of the meat. Mosquitoes were very troublesome throughout the day. After resuming travel, they had only gone about two miles before strong winds forced them to make camp for the night. They settled on a large sand bar, where the mosquitoes proved less bothersome than in areas with woods or brush.
out early, and went on till noon, when we halted, and some
men went out and killed two fine fat buffaloe cows; and
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brought in the best of the meat. The musquitoes are very
troublesome. We again started and went on about two miles,
when the wind blew so violent that we had to encamp for the
night, on a large sand bar, where the musquitoes are not so
bad, as where there are woods or bushes.
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We set out early and traveled on until noon, when we halted, and some men went out and killed two fine fat buffalo cows, bringing in the best of the meat. The mosquitoes are very troublesome.
We started again and went on about two miles, when the wind blew so violently that we had to camp for the night on a large sand bar, where the mosquitoes are not as bad as in places with woods or bushes.
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