Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 23, 1804
The day began cloudy, with snow falling from 8 to 11 in the morning. The party passed the site where French traders had reportedly been robbed, but saw no Indians there. The terrain opened up, with hills set back from the river and broad cottonwood bottoms on both banks. They camped on the south side, finding abundant rabbit berries. Three hunters went out but returned empty-handed.
morning was cloudy. At 8 it began to snow, and continued
snowing to 11, when it ceased. We passed the place where
the Frenchmen had been robbed but no Indians could be
seen. The hills here are further from the river than they are
for some distance down it; and there are fine large bottoms
on both sides covered with cotton wood. We encamped on
the south side where we found a great quantity of rabbit ber-
ries. Three hunters were out to day, but killed nothing.
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CHAP. V.
| ina 24th. We set out early in a cloudy morn-
ing. At 9 it began to rain and continued to rain for
an hour. At 12 we came to a hunting party of the Mandan
nation of Indians, and remained with them until 2 and then
continued our voyage. There were three lodges of these
Indians on an island, which has been cut off the Grand Bend,
a short distance below the Mandan village. We encamped
on the north side. Five of the Indians came to us, and our
Indian went over with them and returned in the morning.
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The morning was cloudy. At 8 it began to snow, and continued snowing until 11, when it stopped. We passed the place where the Frenchmen had been robbed, but no Indians could be seen. The hills here are farther from the river than they are for some distance downstream; and there are fine large bottomlands on both sides covered with cottonwood. We camped on the south side, where we found a great quantity of rabbit berries. Three hunters went out today, but killed nothing.
CHAPTER V.
24th. We set out early in a cloudy morning. At 9 it began to rain and continued raining for an hour. At 12 we came to a hunting party of the Mandan nation of Indians, and stayed with them until 2, and then continued our voyage. There were three lodges of these Indians on an island, which had been cut off from the Grand Bend, a short distance below the Mandan village. We camped on the north side. Five of the Indians came to us, and our Indian went over with them and returned in the morning.
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