Missouri River near Boonville area — Patrick Gass: June 18, 1804
The party hunted successfully, killing five deer and a bear. Observations of the landscape noted contrasting terrain on either side of the river: the south side featured high ground and stretches of prairie, while the north side was level, well-timbered country with ash, sugar tree, black walnut, buckeye, cottonwood, and other varieties of trees. No major decisions or notable weather events were recorded for the day.
killed five deer and a bear. On the south side there is high
land and along prairie; on the north the land is level and well
timbered, with ash, sugar tree, black walnut, buck-eye, cotton
wood and some other timber.
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Killed five deer and a bear. On the south side there is high land and a long prairie; on the north the land is level and well timbered, with ash, sugar tree, black walnut, buckeye, cottonwood, and some other timber.
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