Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 8, 1804
The expedition passed a river on the north side called the Little Sioux. Captain Clark and one of the men went hunting and killed an elk, while another hunter shot a pelican on a sandbar and Captain Lewis killed a second, very large pelican. The party camped on the north bank of the river. As a demonstration of the bird's size, the men poured five gallons of water into the pouch beneath the bill and neck of the pelican Captain Lewis had killed.
on the north side, called little Sioux. Captain Clarke and
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one of the men went out to hunt and killed an elk. One of
the hunters killed a pelican on a sand bar, and Captain Lewis
killed another, very large. We encamped on the north bank.
In the bag under the bill and neck of the pelican, which Cap-
tain Lewis killed, we put five gallons of water.
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on the north side, called little Sioux. Captain Clarke (Captain Clark) and one of the men went out to hunt and killed an elk. One of the hunters killed a pelican on a sand bar, and Captain Lewis killed another, very large one. We camped on the north bank. In the bag under the bill and neck of the pelican that Captain Lewis killed, we put five gallons of water.
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