Journal entry · October 7, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: October 7, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Cheyenne River · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 1 mi S of Mobridge, SD
we Set off eairly. aclear day. passed a creek on the N. S.
Goodrich and a Small River on the S. S. called Sir war [Sir-
warkahna] about go yards wide. at the mouth of this River is
a wintering camp of the Rickarees having about 60 lodges. we
Saw 2 of the Souix indians on the N.S. Cap! Clark killed a
Deer and a brarow. we Camped on the N. S. opposite the
head of an Island.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 1 mi S of Mobridge, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 19.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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