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Journal entry · October 8, 1804

Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Joseph Whitehouse: October 8, 1804

Joseph Whitehouse · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7

The place today: Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge

we Set off eairly, a pleasant morning. we passed a run on
the S. S. called Slate run. proceeded on about 12 oClock
we passed the mouth of Marroppy [Maropa] River. we
came to the upper end of an Island where one band of the
Rick-a-rees live. we camped above the Is‘ on the S. S.

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right shore, 4 mi above Grand River, SD

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 8 to October 10, 1804

About 13.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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