Missouri River near Platte River mouth — Charles Floyd: July 19, 1804
The expedition departed early and traveled about nine miles upriver, passing several islands and contending with a strong current. They passed an unnamed stream on the south side, which they named Cherry Run for the abundance of cherries growing on low, head-high bushes along its high, poor-soiled cliffs. They camped for the night on a small willow island near the south bank. The surrounding terrain featured low land on the north side and high prairie land on the south side.
we Set out errly this morning prosed on passed a Run on
the South Side Has no name we Called Cherry Run the
Land is High Cliefts and pore whare a Grate nomber of thos
Cherres thay Gro on Low Bushes about as High as a mans
hed Came g miles past Several Is’ water Strong Campt
on the South Side on a Small willow Is’ near the South Side
the Land on the N. is Low, Land that on the South is High
prarie Land
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We set out early this morning and proceeded on. We passed a run on the south side that has no name; we called it Cherry Run. The land is high cliffs and poor, where a great number of those cherries grow. They grow on low bushes about as high as a man's head.
We came 9 miles, passed several islands, the water strong. We camped on the south side on a small willow island near the south side. The land on the north is low land; that on the south is high prairie land.
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