Journal entry · June 5, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — Patrick Gass: June 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Osage River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Osage River
and Little Goodwoman creek on the north: also the creek of
the Big Rock. We met two Frenchmen in two canoes laden
with peltry; passed a high cliff of rocks on the south side,
and encamped on the north side. The land about this place
is good and well timbered.
On the 6th we passed Saine creek on the south side; and
on the 7th the river of the Big Devil on the north; and Big
Goodwoman’s creek on the same side, where we encamped.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore 1½ mi W L Bonne Femme Creek, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 18.9 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
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Missouri River near Osage River in 360°
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