Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Patrick Gass: October 4, 1804
The party backtracked to the previous day's noon halt and switched to the other side of the river because the water was too shallow and sandbars too numerous on their original route. While stopped for breakfast at 9 o'clock, an Indian swam across the river to meet them. They explained they were not traders, had already met with his chief, and had said all they needed to say. Continuing on, they passed Tee Creek on the south side and camped on the upper part of an island.
turn to the place where we halted yesterday at 12 and to take
the other side of the river; the water was so shallow and sand
bars so numerous. At 9 o’clock an Indian swam across the
river to see us, when we stopped for breakfast. We informed
him that we were not traders, that we had seen his chief and
told him all we had to say. We proceeded on, passed a creek
on the south side, called Tee) creek, and encamped on the
upper part of an island.
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turned to the place where we halted yesterday at 12 and to take the other side of the river; the water was so shallow and sand bars so numerous. At 9 o'clock an Indian swam across the river to see us, when we stopped for breakfast. We informed him that we were not traders, that we had seen his chief and told him all we had to say. We proceeded on, passed a creek on the south side, called Tee creek, and camped on the upper part of an island.
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