Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — Patrick Gass: August 31, 1804
The expedition spent the day with a group of Native Americans, some wearing necklaces of white bear claws up to three inches long, and arranged for their old French interpreter to accompany the chief to Washington. The following day, September 1, 1804, the party resumed their voyage early, passing high bluffs to the south and prairie land to the north, with hills closing in to within two miles on both sides of the river. After hard wind and intermittent rain, they camped on the north side at the lower end of an island.
with us all day, and got our old Frenchman to stay and go
with their chief to the city of Washington. Some of them
had round their necks strings of the white bear’s claws, some
of the claws three inches long.
26 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
CHAP. ITI,
ATURDAY tst Sept. 1804. We renewed our voyage early;
S passed high bluffs on the south side, and high prairie
land on the north: on this side, the hills come close to the
river: and are so near on both sides, as not to be more than
two miles from each other. During last night we had hard
wind and some rain, which continues to fall occasionally dur-
ing the day. About 1 o’clock we passed a rich prairie on the
south side, and encamped on the north side, at the lower end
of an island.
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They stayed with us all day, and got our old Frenchman to stay and go with their chief to the city of Washington. Some of them had strings of white bear's claws around their necks, some of the claws three inches long.
26 GASS'S JOURNAL OF THE
CHAP. III.
Saturday 1st Sept. 1804. We resumed our voyage early; passed high bluffs on the south side, and high prairie land on the north. On this side, the hills come close to the river, and are so near on both sides that they are not more than two miles from each other. During last night we had hard wind and some rain, which continues to fall occasionally during the day. About 1 o'clock we passed a rich prairie on the south side, and camped on the north side, at the lower end of an island.
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