Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Patrick Gass: September 8, 1805
The morning brought frost, and the party discovered that the local Indians' hungry dogs had chewed up four or five pairs of moccasins overnight. The expedition stayed in camp all day to rest, building their horse count up to 40 plus 3 colts, and named four or five of the Indians as chiefs. Gass describes these people as very friendly and well supplied with robes, skins, and horses, though they survive only on berries and roots. The band was traveling toward the Missouri or Yellowstone to hunt buffalo. He notes they are the lightest-skinned Indians he has encountered.
frost. The Indian dogs are so hungry and ravenous, that they
eat 4 or § pair of our mockasons last night. We remained
here all day, and recruited our horses to 40 and 3 colts; and
made 4 or § of this nation of Indians chiefs. They are a very
friendly people; have plenty of robes and skins for covering,
and a large stock of horses, some of which are very good;
but they have nothing to eat, but berries, roots and such
articles of food. This band is on its way over to the Mis-
souri or Yellow-stone river to hunt buffaloe. They are the
whitest Indians I ever saw.
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Frost. The Indian dogs are so hungry and ravenous that they ate 4 or 5 pairs of our moccasins last night. We remained here all day, and built up our horses to 40 and 3 colts; and made 4 or 5 of this nation of Indians chiefs. They are a very friendly people; they have plenty of robes and skins for covering, and a large stock of horses, some of which are very good; but they have nothing to eat but berries, roots, and such articles of food. This band is on its way over to the Missouri or Yellowstone river to hunt buffalo. They are the whitest Indians I ever saw.
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