Missouri River near Arrow Rock — Patrick Gass: June 25, 1804
The expedition continued its voyage along a narrow stretch of river bordered by high land on the south side. The party passed a creek on the south side known as Labenile and made camp for the night on an island. A note included with the entry explains that 'jirk' refers to meat cut into small pieces and dried in the sun or by a fire, a method Indigenous peoples used to cure and preserve meat without the use of salt.
we pursued our voyage. The river here is narrow with high
land on the south side. We passed a creek on the south side
called Labenile, and encamped on an island.
*Jirk is meat cut into small pieces and dried in the sun or bya fire. The Indians
cure and preserve their meat in this way without salt.
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We continued our voyage. The river here is narrow with high land on the south side. We passed a creek on the south side called Labenile, and camped on an island.
*Jerk is meat cut into small pieces and dried in the sun or by a fire. The Indians cure and preserve their meat in this way without salt.
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