Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 6, 1806
The party observed pelicans and a herd of elk in the morning, sending hunters out unsuccessfully. Around 11 o'clock they encountered a barge owned by a Mr. Chouteau of St. Louis, loaded with merchandise bound for trade with the Sioux. The expedition obtained spirituous liquors from this trading party—their first taste of such since July 4, 1805—and stayed visiting for about three hours. After sending hunters ahead, they continued until 3 o'clock, then stopped at the agreed meeting point. The hunters failed to return, so the group encamped there for the night.
number of pelicans, and about 8 o’clock a gang of elk, when
some hunters went out but returned without killing any. At
11 o’clock we met a barge belonging to a Mr. Shotto, of St.
Louis, loaded with merchandize, for the purpose of trading
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with the Sioux nation of Indians. We got some spirituous
liquors from this party the first we had tasted since the 4th
of July 1805, and remained with them about three hours; sent
some hunters ahead and proceeded on till about 3 o’clock in
the afternoon, when we halted and waited for the hunters at
the place agreed on to meet them, but they did not come in
and we encamped for the night.
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We saw a number of pelicans, and about 8 o'clock a herd of elk, so some hunters went out but returned without killing any. At 11 o'clock we met a barge belonging to a Mr. Shotto, of St. Louis, loaded with merchandise, for the purpose of trading with the Sioux nation of Indians. We got some spirituous liquors from this party—the first we had tasted since the 4th of July 1805—and remained with them about three hours. We sent some hunters ahead and proceeded on until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when we halted and waited for the hunters at the place agreed on to meet them, but they did not come in, and we camped for the night.
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