Journal entry · August 11, 1804
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 11, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Little Sioux River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Little Sioux River
morning and continued till nine; notwithstanding which, we
kept under way till ten, when we came to a high bluff, where
an Indian chief had been buried, and placed a flag upon a
pole, which had been set up at his grave. His name was
Blackbird, king of the Mahas; an absolute monarch while
living, and the Indians suppose can exercise the power of one
though dead. We encamped in latitude 42d. 1m. 3s. .3, as
ascertained by observation.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar right side, 3 mi W of Whiting, IA in NE (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 17.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Missouri River near Little Sioux River in 360°
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