Journal entry · December 5, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
clear and pleasant. About 1 1 we saw some goats swimming
the river, when one of our hunters ran up the shore and killed
four of them, and we took them into the boat and periogues
as they floated down. We passed a creek on the north side,
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called Hidden creek, and high black bluffs on the south side.*
Some of our hunters having gone on an island to hunt scared
a prairie wolf into the river, which we killed. We passed a
creek on the south side called White Goat creek and encamped
on the north side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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