Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 25, 1804
The expedition set sail early under a fair wind, passing a scenic bottomland on the south side and hills to the north. Numerous Native people, some mounted and some on foot, gathered on the northern hills, hallooing and singing. The party stopped for dinner around 2 o'clock, but shallow water prevented landing on the north shore, so their Indian companion was sent across to meet them. They continued past timbered bottomland and hills before camping on the north side, where their Indian returned with a Mandan man.
sail early with a fair wind. Passed a beautiful bottom on
the south side, and hills on the north. A great many of the
natives, some on horseback and some on foot appeared on
the hills on the north side, hallooing and singing. At 2, we
stopped for dinner, and as we could not get our boat to
shore on the north side, the water being shallow, our Indian
was sent over to them. In the afternoon we passed a bottom
covered with timber on the north side and hills on the south,
and encamped on the north side. Here our Indian returned
accompanied by one of the Mandans.
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Sailed early with a fair wind. Passed a beautiful bottom on the south side, and hills on the north. A great many of the natives, some on horseback and some on foot, appeared on the hills on the north side, shouting and singing. At 2, we stopped for dinner, and as we could not get our boat to shore on the north side because the water was shallow, our Indian was sent over to them.
In the afternoon we passed a bottom covered with timber on the north side and hills on the south, and camped on the north side. Here our Indian returned, accompanied by one of the Mandans.
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