Journal entry · October 19, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 19, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore,12 mi SE I-94 bridge, Bismarck, ND
having a clear day and a fair wind: passed a creek on the
south side. While out hunting yesterday I saw about three
hundred goats, and some buffaloe. Deer are not so plenty
here as lower down the river, but elk, buffaloe and goats, are
very numerous. Four hunters went out to day and in the
evening returned with 7 deer and three elk. We encamped
on the north side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore,12 mi SE I-94 bridge, Bismarck, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 18.4 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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