Journal entry · July 5, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — Patrick Gass: July 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near St. Joseph area · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near St. Joseph area
morning; and found the land high on the south side. We
went through a large bend full of sand bars where we had
some difficulty in passing; and encamped on the south side
at high prairie land.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 2 mi N Halls, MO, in KA (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.8 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
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Missouri River near St. Joseph area in 360°
10 frames across 1.7 mi of the route around this location
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