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Journal entry · September 12, 1804
Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 12, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near White River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River near White River
day; passed a long range of black bluffs on the south side,
and an island covered with timber, which is all the timber that
can be seen from this place. The country round is all hills and
prairie. Captain Clarke, myself and another went out to
hunt, and did not return till after dark. The boat had much
difficulty in passing on account of the sand bars and strong
current, and did not make today more than four miles.
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right shore, 9½ mi SW of Platte, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 4.4 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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