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Journal entry · September 24, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 24, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Big Bend · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Big Bend
Set off eairly passed a Small creek on the S. Side about
3 oClock Coulter came up the bank and told us that he had
went on an Island this morning, and while he was their the
Indians Stole the horse, he had killed 2 Elk one perogue
Stop? to dress & take them on board. we saw 5 Indians on
the bank but we could not understand them nor them us. we
ankred the boat out in the river to wait for the perogues. one
came up we then proceeded on to the mouth of the Teton
River on the S. Side where we ankered out 100 yards from
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LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNALS _ [Sept 24
Shore and all the men remained on board except the Guard &
the cooks. we had one frenchman on board who could Speak
a little of their language. they told us that their chiefs would
come to See us tomorrow. they sayd that if their young men
had taken the horse they would Git him again. these are a
band of the Souix nation called the Tetons. those 5 we Saw
on Shore Stayed all night.
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1804] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
CuHarptrer IV
FROM TETON RIVER TO THE NEIGHBOR-
HOOD OF THE MANDANS
September 25-October 15, 1804
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 100 yds off mouth of Bad River, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of September 24 to September 25, 1804
About 13.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Bad River Encounter Site (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.1 mi
- South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.0 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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