Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — Patrick Gass: April 28, 1805
The expedition traveled smoothly along the Missouri River, stopping around 9 a.m. for breakfast beneath tall bluffs on the north side. Gass observed that about 15 miles above the Yellowstone (Jaune) River, the Missouri's banks were lower than those downstream, with sandbars positioned more toward the river's center. The party covered 24 miles before camping on the north side in a pleasant bottom. He noted that the bottomlands in this area were smaller and less wooded than those below the Yellowstone.
on very well. About 9 we halted for breakfast under very
high bluffs on the North side. About 15 miles above the
Yellow Stone river, the banks on the Missouri are not so high
as below it, and the sand bars are more in the middle of the
80 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
river. We came 24 miles and encamped on the North side in
a handsome bottom. The bottoms here are not so large, and
have less timber on them than those below the Jaune.
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on very well. About 9 we halted for breakfast under very high bluffs on the North side. About 15 miles above the Yellowstone River, the banks of the Missouri are not so high as below it, and the sandbars are more in the middle of the river. We came 24 miles and camped on the North side in a handsome bottom. The bottoms here are not as large, and have less timber on them than those below the Jaune.
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