Journal entry · June 20, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — Patrick Gass: June 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Boonville area · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Boonville area
voyage, passed Tiger creek, a large creek that flows in from
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 9
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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The NPS atlas for this night
lower point of island 3½ mi SW of Lexington, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 7.2 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
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River near Boonville area in 360°
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