Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 21, 1804
The expedition traveled along bluffs on the south side of the river for four miles, reaching the end of the Grand Bend about a mile from where they had camped on September 19th. Continuing on, they passed black bluffs and an attractive bottomland on opposite sides, then a cedar bottom on the south with bluffs on the north. They passed Tyler's Creek on the south side before making camp on the north bank.
proceeded on four miles along bluffs on the south side, when
. we came to the termination of the Grand bend, about a mile
from the place of our encampment on the 19th. We again
went on, having black bluffs on the south, and a handsome
bottom on the north side; and beyond these a cedar bottom
on the south side and bluffs on the north; passed a creek on
the south side, called Tyler’s creek; and encamped on the
north side.
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We proceeded on four miles along the bluffs on the south side, when we came to the end of the Grand Bend, about a mile from the place where we camped on the 19th. We went on again, with black bluffs on the south and a handsome bottom on the north side; and beyond these a cedar bottom on the south side and bluffs on the north. We passed a creek on the south side, called Tyler's Creek, and camped on the north side.
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