Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 18, 1804
The expedition set out early on a frosty morning, with hunters dispatched along both shores. After two miles they encountered two Frenchmen in a canoe who had been robbed of their weapons, ammunition, and furs by a party from the Mandan nation; the men turned back upriver with the expedition hoping to recover their belongings. The group passed Cannon-ball River on the south side and Fish Creek on the north, where a deer was killed. Camping on the south bank that night, the hunters returned with six deer, four goats, and a pelican.
some frost. We set sail early, and a hunter went up each
shore. Having proceeded two miles we met a couple of
Frenchmen ina canoe, who had been up at the Mandan nation
hunting, and met with a party of that nation, who robbed
them of their arms, ammunition and some fur which they had ;
and therefore they had to return down the river; but, meet-
ing us, went back in hopes of recovering their property. We
passed a small river, on the south side called Cannon-ball
river. Several hunters went out here. We passed a creek on
the north side, called Fish creek, on which J killed a deer. At
night we encamped or the south side, and all the hunters
came in having killed six deer, four goats and a pelican.
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Some frost. We set sail early, and a hunter went up each shore. Having proceeded two miles, we met a couple of Frenchmen in a canoe who had been up at the Mandan nation hunting, and had met with a party of that nation who robbed them of their arms, ammunition, and some fur which they had; and therefore they had to return down the river. But meeting us, they went back in hopes of recovering their property. We passed a small river on the south side called Cannon-ball river. Several hunters went out here. We passed a creek on the north side called Fish creek, on which I killed a deer. At night we camped on the south side, and all the hunters came in, having killed six deer, four goats, and a pelican.
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