Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 20, 1804

which was very pleasant. Two hunters, went out and at break-
fast time brought a deer to the boat; when four more went
out. We passed a creek on the north side, about 20 yards
wide; bottom covered with timber on both sides, and a small
river on the south side opposite the lower point of an island.
At the upper end we passed bluffs on the south side and
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bottom on the north. We this day, saw a number of buffaloe,
and goats on the sides of the hills. We encamped on the
south side, and our hunters came in having killed 14 deer, a
goat and a wolf; and one of them wounded a large white bear.