Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Patrick Gass: October 7, 1804
The expedition traveled past a willow bottom and a creek, then reached the Cer-wer-cer-na River on the south side, about 90 yards wide with clear water and a deep channel. At its mouth stood an abandoned Arikara wintering camp of 60 lodges. The party encountered two Sioux Indians on the north bank, shared meat with them, and continued on. Captain Clark and a companion hunted on a passing island, killing a deer and a badger. The group made camp on the north side opposite the head of the island.
passed a willow bottom on the south side; and a creek on the
north. At the beginning of some timber land we passed a
small river on the south side, called Cer-wer-cer-na, about
go yards wide. It is not so sandy as the Missouri, and the
water is clear, with a deep channel. At the mouth of this
river is a wintering camp of the Rickarees of 60 lodges. We
saw two Sioux Indians on the north side, gave them some
meat and proceeded on. We passed an island, on which
Captain Clarke and one of the men went to hunt and killed a
* To prevent mistakes, owing to the very winding course of the river, Starboard
side and Larboard side were made use of in the original journal, instead of north side
and south side; during the remainder of the voyage up the Missouri; but have been
changed to north side and south side, as being better understood, and suthciently rep-
resenting the general course of the river.
46 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
deer and a prarow. We encamped on the north side opposite
the head of the island.
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We passed a willow bottom on the south side, and a creek on the north. At the beginning of some timber land, we passed a small river on the south side called Cer-wer-cer-na, about 90 yards wide. It is not as sandy as the Missouri, and the water is clear, with a deep channel. At the mouth of this river is a wintering camp of the Rickarees (Arikaras) with 60 lodges. We saw two Sioux Indians on the north side, gave them some meat, and continued on. We passed an island, on which Captain Clarke (Captain Clark) and one of the men went to hunt, and killed a deer and a prarow (prairie dog).
[Footnote: To prevent mistakes, owing to the very winding course of the river, Starboard side and Larboard side were used in the original journal instead of north side and south side during the remainder of the voyage up the Missouri; but they have been changed to north side and south side, as being better understood and sufficiently representing the general course of the river.]
We camped on the north side opposite the head of the island.
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