Journal entry · August 13, 1804

Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 13, 1804

Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Little Sioux River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

The place today: Missouri River near Little Sioux River

wind; and at 2 landed on a sandy beach, near the Maha vil-
lage, on the south side of the river. A sergeant and one man
were sent to the village, who did not return this day.

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right shore, Fish Camp, NE

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of August 13 to August 19, 1804

About 17.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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