Missouri River near Boonville area — Patrick Gass: June 20, 1804
The party continued upriver, passing Tiger Creek, a sizable tributary entering from the north, and made camp for the night on an island. Gass noted that the land on both banks appeared to be of good quality. The following day, June 21st, the expedition encountered swift water and was forced to warp the boat upstream with a rope for about a mile. They passed Du Beau (or Du Bois) Creek, which entered from the south behind an island, and camped that evening on the south bank.
voyage, passed Tiger creek, a large creek that flows in from
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the north, and encamped on an island. The land along here
is good on both sides of the river.
On the 21st we had rapid water, and for about a mile had
to warp up our boat by a rope. A creek called Du Beau or
Du Bois, falls in on the south side behind an island. We
encamped in the evening on the south side.
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voyage, passed Tiger Creek, a large creek that flows in from the north, and camped on an island. The land along here is good on both sides of the river.
On the 21st we had rapid water, and for about a mile had to warp our boat upstream by a rope. A creek called Du Beau or Du Bois falls in on the south side behind an island. We camped in the evening on the south side.
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