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Journal entry · September 8, 1804

Clark: September 8, 1804

William Clark · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): island 7 mi WNW of Ft Randall Dam, SD NE (location uncertain, per NPS)

8th of September Satturday Set out early and proceeded on under a gentle
Breeze from the S. E, at 3 mes. passed the house of Troodo where he
wintered in 96. Called the Pania house, above is high hills on the S. S.
on the S. S. much higher hills than usial appear to the North distant 8
miles recently burnt- pass 3 Small Islands at about 5 miles on this Course
on the S. S. here Capt. Lewis Killed a Buffalow in the river, and this men
one other Came to on the lower point of an Island in the midlle of the
river Called Boat Island and incamped, jurked the meet Killed to day
Consisting of 2 buffalow, one large Buck Elk one Small, 4 Deer 3 Turkeys
& a Squirel, I joined the boat at this Camp, The Countrey on the S S.
is pore & broken.

[Clark and Whitehouse, September 9, 1804]

9th Septembr Sunday, Set out at Sunrise and proceeded on passed the Island
Several gangus of Buffalow on the Sides of the hils on the L. S. halted on
L. Side took breakfast. Capt. Clark walked on Shore, we proceeded on

R. Fields came to the Boat had killed one Buffalow. passed red ceeder on
the edge of the hills on bouth Sides of the river but most on the bluff on

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The NPS atlas for this night

island 7 mi WNW of Ft Randall Dam, SD NE (location uncertain, per NPS)

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)

About 17.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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