Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Patrick Gass: July 30, 1804
The party set out early and was met by hunters with a deer. By 9 a.m. they reached timbered land at the foot of a high bluff and made camp to wait for Indians they hoped to meet. Atop the bluff lay a large prairie, with a pond or small lake about two miles from camp on the river's south side. Hunters killed a 'prarow,' an animal resembling a groundhog with a dog-like head, short legs, and long fore-claws. Other hunters went out again and did not return that day.
out early, and the hunters met us with a deer. At 9 we
came to some timber land at the foot of a high bluff and en-
camped there in order to wait for the Indians. At the top of
the bluff is a large handsome prairie, and a large pond, or
small lake about two miles from camp on the south side of
the river. Two of our hunters went out and killed an animal,
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called a prarow, about the size of a ground hog and nearly of
the same colour. It has a head similar to that of a dog, short
legs and large claws on its fore feet; some of the claws are an
inch and an half long. Our hunters again went out, but did
not return this day.
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We started out early, and the hunters met us with a deer. At 9 we came to some timber land at the foot of a high bluff and camped there in order to wait for the Indians. At the top of the bluff is a large, handsome prairie, and a large pond, or small lake, about two miles from camp on the south side of the river. Two of our hunters went out and killed an animal, called a prarow, about the size of a groundhog and nearly the same color. It has a head similar to that of a dog, short legs, and large claws on its forefeet; some of the claws are an inch and a half long. Our hunters went out again, but did not return this day.
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