Journal entry · July 13, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — Patrick Gass: July 13, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River above St. Joseph · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River above St. Joseph
a fair wind. The day was fine. We passed a creek on the
north side, and having made 20 miles and an half, encamped
on a large sand bar.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar near right shore 3 mi south of Corning, MO, in KA (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 22.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River above St. Joseph in 360°
10 frames across 0.9 mi of the route around this location
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