Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 28, 1804
The expedition traveled with a fair southeast wind, stopping for breakfast at 8 a.m., when their young Indian companion left them to return to his camp near a prairie on the north side of the river. They passed beautiful cottonwood groves on both banks. Around noon, one of the pirogues struck a snag and was damaged. The party crossed to the south side to repair the pirogue and await expected Indian visitors, camping below high bluffs in a wide bottom with large elm and oak trees.
ant, and a fair wind from S.E. At 8 we halted for break-
fast, when our young Indian left us to go to his camp ata
handsome prairie, gently rising from the river on the north
side; a small distance above which are beautiful groves of
Cotton wood on both sides of the river. About 12 one of the
periogues run against a snag which broke a hole in it. We
then crossed to the south side to mend the periogue, and to
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wait to receive the Indians we expected; and landed a little
below some high bluffs. Our camp is in a wide bottom, in
which are large elm and oak trees.
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...ant, and a fair wind from the southeast. At 8 we halted for breakfast, when our young Indian left us to go to his camp at a handsome prairie, gently rising from the river on the north side. A small distance above are beautiful groves of cottonwood on both sides of the river. About 12, one of the pirogues ran against a snag which broke a hole in it.
We then crossed to the south side to mend the pirogue, and to wait to receive the Indians we expected; and landed a little below some high bluffs. Our camp is in a wide bottom, in which are large elm and oak trees.
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