Gass's Journal of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionA.C. McClurg & Company, 1904 - 298 halaman Patrick Gass joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a private in the army, but after the death of another member due to appendicitis, he was quickly promoted to sergeant. By the end, he was given command of the party when Lewis and Clark were both away on separate explorations. His skills as a carpenter were valuable for the expedition, and he proved himself to be an honorable soldier throughout. Although he lived to be nearly 100, this journal only covers the time spent on the expedition.? |
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15 miles afternoon ahead baggage bank beautiful beautiful plain bluffs boat bottom branch brown bear buffaloe called Capt Captain Clarke Captain Lewis cloudy morning cold Columbia Columbia river continued our voyage cotton wood distance embarked early feet fish forenoon fort Mandan Friday Gass gave gone halted handsome hills horses hunt hunters killed Indian lodges island Jefferson river killed a deer land last night latitude Lewis and Clark loaded meat miles and encamped miles we encamped Missouri Monday morning was cloudy morning was pleasant mountains mouth musquitoes natives noon north side North West Company party passed a creek Patrick Gass periogue plains pleasant morning prairie proceeded on early rain fell rapid remained returned sand bars Saturday set out early shore showers of rain skins small canoes small river south side Sunday Thursday Tuesday valley weather became Wednesday white frost yards wide
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Halaman vi - In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, « An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned.
Halaman 153 - We stayed here during the whole of this day, which was very pleasant, and repaired our canoe. In the evening we got her completed and all the baggage dry. Here our old Snake guide deserted and took his son with him. I suspect he was afraid of being cast away passing the rapids. At dark one of the squaws, who keep about us, took a crazy fit, and cut her arms from the wrists to the shoulders, with a flint ; and the natives had great trouble and difficulty in getting her pacified. We have some Frenchmen,...
Halaman 159 - The more I heard of the river, the more I was convinced it could not empty itself into the ocean to the North of what is called the river of the West, so that with its windings, the distance must be very great.
Halaman 89 - We have now got into a country which presents little to our view, but scenes of barrenness and desolation; and see no encouraging prospects that it will terminate. Having proceeded (by the course of this river) about two thousand three hundred miles, it may therefore not be improper to make two or three general observations respecting the country we have passed . . . From the...
Halaman 121 - This morning our commanding officers thought proper that the Missouri should lose its name at the confluence of the three branches we had left on the 30th ultimo. The north branch, which we went up, they called JEFFERSON ; the west or middle branch, MADISON ; the south branch, about 2 miles up which a beautiful spring comes in, GALLATIN ! and a small river above the forks they called Philosophy.
Halaman 169 - We got some dogs and roots from the natives. The roots are of a superior quality to any I had before seen : they are called whapto; resemble a potatoe when cooked, and are about as big as a hen egg,
Halaman 74 - Mr. Mackay informed me, that in passing over the mountains, he observed several chasms in the earth that emitted heat and smoke, which diffused a strong sulphureous stench.
Halaman v - Containing an authentic relation of the most interesting transactions during the expedition, a description of the country, and an account of its inhabitants, soil, climate, curiosities, and vegetable and animal productions.
Halaman 39 - ... formed in a solid column round the fire, with sticks in their hands, and the scalps of the Mahas they had killed, tied on them. They kept moving, or jumping round the fire, rising and falling on both feet at once; keeping a continual noise, singing and yelling. In this manner they continued till 1 o'clock at night, when we returned to the boat with two of the chiefs.
Halaman 188 - Lewis and Capt. Clarke collected what tobacco remained and divided it among those who used tobacco as a Christmas-gift, to the others they gave handkerchiefs in lieu of it. We had no spirituous liquors to elevate our spirits this Christmas ; but of this we had but little need, as we were all in very good health. Our living is not very good; meat is plenty, but of an ordinary quality, as the elk are poor in this part of the country. We have no kind of provisions but meat, and we are without salt to...