Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1804
The expedition continued upriver, passing Big Muddy Creek and Bear Creek before reaching the Osage River around 4 P.M., where they camped through the next day. They measured the Osage at 197 yards wide and the Missouri at 875 yards across, noting rich land on both sides. The two men traveling overland with the horses rejoined the party, reporting excellent country and having killed five deer. A pirogue arrived bringing a previously lost man. Hunters killed three more deer. The crew also inspected all arms and ammunition, finding them in good condition.
proceeded on our voyage; passed Big Muddy creek on the
north side; and on the opposite side saw high banks. Two
and an half miles higher up, we passed Bear creek; and at 4
o’clock P.M. arrived at the Osage river; where we remained
during the evening and the next day. The Osage river is 197
yards wide at its confluence with the Missouri, which, at this
place, is 875 yards broad. The country on the south side is
broken, but rich: and the land on the other of a most excellent
quality. The two men who went by land with the horses came
tous here: they represented the land they had passed through
as the best they had ever seen, and the timber good, consist-
ing chiefly of oak, ash, hickory and black walnut. They had
killed in their way five deer. The periogue left at the mouth
of Gaskenade river came up with the man, who had been lost.
Here our hunters went out and killed three deer. The Osage
nation of Indians live about two hundred miles up this river.
They are of a large size and well proportioned, and a very
6 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
warlike people. Our arms and ammunition were all inspected
here and found in good order.
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Proceeded on our voyage; passed Big Muddy Creek on the north side; and on the opposite side saw high banks. Two and a half miles higher up, we passed Bear Creek; and at 4 o'clock P.M. arrived at the Osage River, where we remained during the evening and the next day. The Osage River is 197 yards wide at its confluence with the Missouri, which, at this place, is 875 yards broad. The country on the south side is broken, but rich; and the land on the other side is of a most excellent quality.
The two men who went by land with the horses came to us here. They described the land they had passed through as the best they had ever seen, and the timber good, consisting chiefly of oak, ash, hickory, and black walnut. They had killed five deer along the way. The pirogue left at the mouth of Gasconade River caught up, along with the man who had been lost. Here our hunters went out and killed three deer.
The Osage nation of Indians lives about two hundred miles up this river. They are of a large size and well proportioned, and a very warlike people. Our arms and ammunition were all inspected here and found to be in good order.
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