There are about 15 symptoms of mercury ingestion poisoning but stomachache and metallic taste in the mouth are not among them.
If the search party really had been sprayed by a skunk, no one would have needed to ask what happened to their clothes when they returned to town.
When the Reverend got hit in the head on horseback around the 18 min mark, he had already let go of the reins.
Chad Allen has belt loops on his pants. Belt loops were not invented until 1922.
Hank is an experienced fur trapper. He knows how to handle himself in the wild. He would not have aggravated the skunk.
Matthew is young and inexperienced. He would not have been the wisest of the four on the rescue party.
Sully knows they cannot drink water from the creek. They are low on water in the canteens. Sully should have rigged something to capture the rain water.