Journal entry · August 22, 1804
Missouri River near Vermillion area — Joseph Whitehouse: August 22, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Vermillion area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Vermillion area
we Set off eairly the current Swift. the [wind] hard from
the South. we passed a ceedar Bluff on the South Side in
which we found Some kinds of Minral Substance, the 2 men
who had been with the horses joined us_ had killed 2 Deer
we pas* an allum Stone clift on the S. S. we camped at a
prarie on the N.S. we See a great deal of Elk Sign &c.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 4 mi WSW of Elk Point, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 21.2 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Ionia Volcano (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.9 mi
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