Journal entry · August 26, 1804
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: August 26, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Spirit Mound, South Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Spirit Mound, South Dakota
the Boat detained this morning to Jurk an Elk which
Shannon killed, ab! g oClock the party returned to the Boat
much fatigued they informd us that their was nothing but
Birds to be Seen & that it is about nine miles from the
Missouri & a handsom round hill in a [im] mence large prarie.
they Saw a Great many Buffelow from the hill. they were all
most famished for water &c. we proceeded on passed a white
clay Bluff on S. S. we found a large plumb orched in a prarie
N.S. we Camped on a large Sand bar N. S. opposite a Creek
called pet arck [Petite Arc] or little Bow whare their was
formerly an Indian village.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar left side, 10 mi W of Vermillion, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 11.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Bow Creek (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 2.7 mi
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