Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 13, 1804
The expedition continued upriver, passing Pond River on the north side, a stream about 50 yards wide. One of the Native women accompanied them as they traveled. Around noon, light rain prompted a halt, during which the party convened a court martial. They resumed their journey at 2 o'clock but struggled to find a suitable landing spot, as one bank was high and steep while the opposite side was too shallow. They finally made camp on the north side after dark.
day; passed Pond river on the north side, about 50 yards
wide. One of the squaws went on with us. At 12 it rained
some, and we halted to hold a court martial. At 2 continued
our voyage, and did not get landing until after dark, the bank
was so high and steep on one side and the water so shallow
on the other. We encamped on the north side.
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Today we passed Pond River on the north side; it is about 50 yards wide. One of the squaws went on with us. At 12 it rained some, and we halted to hold a court martial. At 2 we continued our voyage, and did not find a landing until after dark, because the bank was so high and steep on one side and the water so shallow on the other. We camped on the north side.
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