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Journal entry · September 9, 1804
Lewis: September 9, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): bar right side,10 mi SW of Geddes, SD (location uncertain, per NPS)
Sept. 9th Capt. Clark found on the Lard shore under a high bluff issuing
from a blue earth a bittuminus matter resembling molasses in consistance,
colour and taste-
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar right side,10 mi SW of Geddes, SD (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 16.4 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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