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Journal entry · May 16, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 16, 1805
Patrick Gass · Missouri River Breaks area · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River Breaks area
the afternoon we had all our articles dry and on board again.
At that time we proceeded on our voyage; passed high bar-
ren hills on both sides of the river, with only a few pine trees
on them. We advanced seven miles and encamped in a hand-
some bottom on the South side where there are a number of
old Indian huts.
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left shore, 14 mi WNW Hell Creek, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 8.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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