Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Patrick Gass: October 1, 1804
Cloudy weather with favorable winds allowed the party to sail quickly in the morning. Around 9 o'clock they passed the Dog River (River De Chirn), a large tributary entering from the south side. Just upstream, numerous sand bars made navigation very difficult. The group eventually camped on a sand bar in the middle of the river. French traders were spotted on the opposite bank, and one of them crossed over to spend the night with the expedition.
morning was cloudy but the wind fair and we sailed rapidly.
At 9 we passed the river De Chirn, or Dog river; a large river
that comes in on the south side. A short distance above this
river, the sand bars are so numerous, that we had great diffi-
culty to get along; and encamped on one in the middle of the
river. There were some French traders on the other bank of
the river, and one of them came over and remained with us all
night.
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The morning was cloudy, but the wind was fair and we sailed rapidly. At 9 we passed the river De Chirn, or Dog river, a large river that comes in on the south side. A short distance above this river, the sand bars are so numerous that we had great difficulty getting along, and we camped on one in the middle of the river.
There were some French traders on the other bank of the river, and one of them came over and remained with us all night.
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