Journal entry · September 30, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Cheyenne River · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Cheyenne River
Set off eairly. acloudy morning. we proceeded on Saw
a Great nomber of Indians on the S. S. comming down the
river. we halted a fiew minutes and Gave them Some tobacco
& Spoke a fiew words to them, and went on under a fine
breeze of wind. towards night the waves ran & our boat
rocked So that it Skared our old Indian which was on board
He was afraid to go-any further with us, and went out on
Shore in order to return to his nation. we Camped on the
N. S. of the river.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar, 5½ mi SE of Cheyenne River, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 21.2 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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