Journal entry · November 12, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 12, 1804
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
day ; passed a long range of black bluffs on the south side,
and an island covered with timber, which is all the timber that
can be seen from this place. The country round is all hills and
prairie. Captain Clarke, myself and another went out to
hunt, and did not return till after dark. The boat had much
difficulty in passing on account of the sand bars and strong
current, and did not make today more than four miles.
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