Patrick Gass: July 21, 1804
Aided by a strong morning breeze, the party traveled past numerous willow islands and sandbars before the wind died at nine. By one o'clock they reached the mouth of the Platte River, a shallow waterway three-quarters of a mile wide entering from the south through flat surrounding land. The journal notes that three Indian nations—the Otos, Panis, and Loos (Wolf Indians)—live along the Platte. Butterfly Creek was also observed entering from the south side.
but we had a fine breeze of wind. There are a great many
willow islands and sand-bars in this part of the river. At
nine the wind fell, and at one we came to the great river
Platte, or shallow river, which comes in on the south side, and
at the mouth is three quarters of a mile broad. The land is
flat about the confluence. Up this river live three nations of
Indians, the Otos, Panis and Loos, or Wolf Indians. On the
south side there is also a creek, called Butterfly creek.
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but we had a fine breeze of wind. There are a great many willow islands and sandbars in this part of the river. At nine the wind fell, and at one we came to the great river Platte, or shallow river, which comes in on the south side, and at the mouth is three quarters of a mile broad. The land is flat about the confluence. Up this river live three nations of Indians, the Otos, Panis (Pawnees) and Loos, or Wolf Indians. On the south side there is also a creek, called Butterfly Creek.
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