The Louisiana Purchase And the Exploration Early History And Building of the W
The Louisiana Purchase And the Exploration Early History And Building of the W
Ripley Hitchcock
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The preservation of elk and other " big game " left in the West becomes yearly of greater importance. CHAPTER XIV ACROSS MONTANA Discovery of the Musselshell. The first glimpse of the Rock- ies. A buffalo charges the camp. A narrow escape. At the Great Falls of the Missouri. A difficult portage. Reaching the Three Forks of the Missouri. In an un- known country. This was a journey of incidents and acci- dents. At one time the explorers were startled by the upsetting of the canoe containing their... papers, instruments, and medicines ; but these were fortunately saved. Again, they had a narrow escape from being crushed by a fall- ing tree. But they kept steadily on their way, paddling, sailing when the wind per- mitted, and sometimes towing the boats with a line from shore. On May 20 they reached the mouth of a large river, the " Muscleshell" (Musselshell), twenty-two hundred and seventy miles above 137 L38 LOUISIANA PURCHASE the Missouri's mouth. Tims another important river was discovered, although it was impos- sible to explore it.
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