Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 19, 1804
The expedition traveled past large timbered bottoms on both sides of the Missouri River. The party spotted buffalo swimming across the river and killed two. They passed an island opposite the mouth of a northern tributary formed by three rivers joining together, with a known Sioux crossing point just above the confluence. On the south side, they passed Elm Creek, Wash Creek, and Night Creek, camping near the last. Three black-tailed deer were killed during the day.
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passed large bottoms on both sides of the river covered with
timber. We saw some buffaloe swimming the river and killed
two of them. There is an island here, opposite which, a river
flows in on the north side. ‘This river is formed of three,
which unite their waters just above its mouth; and imme-
diately above the confluence is a crossing place, called the
Sioux-crossing-place of the three rivers. At the upper end, a
creek, called Elm creek, comes in on the south side, and two
miles above another creek, called Wash creek, falls in on the
same side. About two miles further we passed another creek,
called Night creek, where we encamped on the south side.
Three black tailed deer were killed this day.
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Passed large bottoms on both sides of the river covered with timber. We saw some buffalo swimming the river and killed two of them. There is an island here, opposite which a river flows in on the north side. This river is formed of three, which unite their waters just above its mouth; and immediately above the confluence is a crossing place, called the Sioux-crossing-place of the three rivers. At the upper end, a creek called Elm creek comes in on the south side, and two miles above, another creek called Wash creek falls in on the same side. About two miles further we passed another creek, called Night creek, where we camped on the south side. Three black-tailed deer were killed this day.
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