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Journal entry · October 14, 1804

Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 14, 1804

Patrick Gass · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

The place today: Missouri River approaching Cannonball River

We proceeded early on our voyage; passed a bottom covered
with timber on the south side and low ground covered with
willows on the north; passed a creek and black bluffs on the
south side and encamped on the north. It rained slowly dur-
ing the whole of the day.

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left shore, 6 mi SE of Fort Yates, ND

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)

About 13.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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