Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 4, 1804
The party backtracked to their previous day's stopping point at noon to try the other side of the river, since the water was too shallow and sandbars too numerous on their original route. Around 9 o'clock, an Indian swam across the river to meet them while they paused for breakfast. They explained they were not traders and had already spoken with his chief. Continuing on, they passed Teel Creek on the south side and made camp on the upper end of an island.
turn to the place where we halted yesterday at 12 and to take
the other side of the river ; the water was so shallow and sand
bars so numerous. At 9 o’clock an Indian swam across the
river to see us, when we stopped for breakfast. We informed
him that we were not traders, that we had seen his chief and
told him all we had to say. We proceeded on, passed a creek
on the south side, called Teel creek, and encamped on the
upper part of an island.
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turn back to the place where we stopped yesterday at 12, and take the other side of the river, because the water was so shallow and the sand bars so numerous. At 9 o'clock an Indian swam across the river to see us when we stopped for breakfast. We informed him that we were not traders, that we had seen his chief, and had told him all we had to say. We continued on, passed a creek on the south side called Teel Creek, and camped on the upper part of an island.
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