Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 16, 1804
The party traveled across level plateaus dotted with goats and buffalo, reaching the head of a creek and following it southeast. Along the way they killed three deer before arriving at the creek's mouth, estimated about 14 miles from the White River. Discovering the boat had already passed, they continued upriver to a pleasant bottomland where the rest of the crew had made camp to dry out provisions and stores. During their absence, the men there had killed several deer and two buffalo.
the tops of which are level plains with a great number of goats
and buffaloe on them. Came to the head waters of a creek
and kept down it a S. E. course, and on our way killed three
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deer. We proceeded on to its mouth, which I computed to
be 14 miles from that of the White river. Having found that
the boat had passed, we proceeded up the river, and came to
a handsome bottom, where our people had encamped to dry
the provisions and stores. In our absence the men had killed
some deer and two buffaloe.
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The tops of these are level plains with a great number of goats and buffalo on them. We came to the headwaters of a creek and followed it down on a southeast course, and on our way killed three deer.
We proceeded on to its mouth, which I estimated to be 14 miles from that of the White River. Having found that the boat had passed, we proceeded up the river and came to a handsome bottom, where our people had camped to dry the provisions and stores. In our absence the men had killed some deer and two buffalo.
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