Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 15, 1804
The party set out early, passing a creek and black bluffs along the river, then reached White River on the south side. Gass and another man left the main group to scout up White River, traveling about 12 miles inland and camping there. They observed the river was 150 yards wide at its mouth, with good bottomlands along its banks but scarce timber and none on the surrounding hills. The water's current and color closely resembled those of the Missouri.
voyage early, and passed a creek on the south side and black
bluffs on the north. Passed White river on the south side;
one of the men and myself went up it to examine the country,
and encamped about 12 miles from the mouth, where it is
150 yards broad. We found good bottoms on this creek;
but timber scarce, and none upon the hills. The current and
colour of the water are much like those of the Missouri.
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We started our voyage early, and passed a creek on the south side and black bluffs on the north. We passed White River on the south side; one of the men and I went up it to examine the country, and camped about 12 miles from the mouth, where it is 150 yards wide. We found good bottomlands along this creek, but timber was scarce, and there was none upon the hills. The current and color of the water are much like those of the Missouri.
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