Missouri River near Platte River mouth — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1804
On July 19, 1804, the party traveled past numerous sandbars and high ground along the south side of the river. They stopped for their midday meal at a spot where they discovered an abundance of cherries, sometimes known as chokecherries. That evening, the expedition made camp for the night on a small island covered with willow trees.
passed a number of sand bars, and high land, on the south
side. Where we halted for dinner we found a great quantity
of cherries, called by some choak-cherries. We encamped for
the night on an island of Willows.
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We passed a number of sandbars, and high land on the south side. Where we halted for dinner, we found a great quantity of cherries, called by some chokecherries. We camped for the night on an island of willows.
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