Journal entry · October 25, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 25, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
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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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore. ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 11.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 4.8 mi
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan in 360°
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