Journal entry · August 24, 1804
Missouri River near Vermillion area — Joseph Whitehouse: August 24, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Vermillion area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Vermillion area
G. Druier & Colter Returnd found the horses Kill? an
Elk. Brought Itto Camp 12 of the Zottoe Indians Ariv4
at Our Camp Call? the Council Bluffs, or the Brarareham pra-
rie; at the Hour of 7 Oclock P.M. No buissness was don.
the commanding officer Orderd them plenty of Provisions.
Halted.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 3½ mi SE of Vermillion, SD, in NE (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 13.0 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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