Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 19, 1804
The expedition traveled past large timbered bottomlands on both sides of the river. The party spotted buffalo swimming across the river and killed two. They passed an island opposite the mouth of a river formed by three streams converging just upstream, near a place known as the Sioux crossing of the three rivers. They also passed Elm Creek, Wash Creek, and Night Creek, all entering from the south, and made camp on the south side near Night Creek. Hunters killed three black-tailed deer during the day.
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passed large bottoms on both sides of the river covered with
timber. We saw some buffaloe swimming the river and killed
two of them. There is an island here, opposite which, a river
flows in on the north side. This river is formed of three,
which unite their waters just above its mouth ; and imme-
diately above the confluence is a crossing place, called the
Sioux-crossing-place of the three rivers. At the upper end, a
creek, called Elm creek, comes in on the south side, and two
miles above another creek, called Wash creek, falls in on the
same side. About two miles further we passed another creek,
called Night creek, where we encamped on the south side.
Three black tailed deer were killed this day.
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We passed large bottoms on both sides of the river covered with timber. We saw some buffalo swimming in the river and killed two of them. There is an island here, opposite which a river flows in on the north side. This river is formed of three rivers, which unite their waters just above its mouth; and immediately above the confluence is a crossing place, called the Sioux-crossing-place of the three rivers. At the upper end, a creek called Elm creek comes in on the south side, and two miles above, another creek, called Wash creek, falls in on the same side. About two miles further we passed another creek, called Night creek, where we camped on the south side. Three black-tailed deer were killed this day.
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