Missouri River near Platte River mouth — Charles Floyd: July 20, 1804
The expedition departed at 6 a.m. and traveled past Cry's Creek (about 35 yards wide) on the south side, noting clifts, a fine spring, and open prairie atop the hill. They also passed Pigeon Creek on the north side, navigated several bad sandbars, and camped on the south side beneath a large hill. The following day, July 21, they set out at 4 a.m. in rain with a fair wind and reached the mouth of the Platte River, described as wider and more rapid than the Missouri, home upstream to the Otoe and Pawnee nations.
Set out at 6 oclock proseded on passed he mouth of a
Creek on the South Side Called Crys Creek it is about 35
yards wide it Comes in above Clifts oppset a willow Is’ at
this Clift thare is a fine Spring on the top of this Hill is
oppen prarie passed a Creek on the N. Side Called Piggen
Creek the Land is Low that on the South is High prarie
Land passed Several Bad Sand Bares Campt on the South
Side under a Large Hill
Satturday Fuly 21 1804
Set out at 4 oclock a m_ prossed on ouer Jouney Rain
this morning wind fair Sailed passed the mouth of the Grait
River Plate on the South Side it is much more Rappided
than the missorea it is about from one mile to 3 miles wide
the Sand Roles out and formes Large Sand Bares in the middel
of the missorea up the Plate about one mile the Hilles of
Prarie Land about 2 days and half up the Plate 2 nations
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LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNALS _ [July 22
of Indians Lives vic The Souttoes the Ponney this River is
not navigable for Boats to Goup it passed a Creek Called
the [blank space in MS.] on the South Side it is about 20
yardes wide it Comes out of a Large Prarie Campt on the
South Side
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Set out at 6 o'clock. Proceeded on. Passed the mouth of a creek on the south side called Cry's Creek. It is about 35 yards wide. It comes in above cliffs opposite a willow island. At this cliff there is a fine spring. On the top of this hill is open prairie. Passed a creek on the north side called Piggen Creek. The land is low; that on the south is high prairie land. Passed several bad sandbars. Camped on the south side under a large hill.
Saturday, July 21, 1804
Set out at 4 o'clock a.m. Proceeded on our journey. Rain this morning. Wind fair, sailed. Passed the mouth of the Great River Platte on the south side. It is much more rapid than the Missouri. It is about from one mile to 3 miles wide. The sand rolls out and forms large sandbars in the middle of the Missouri. Up the Platte about one mile, the hills of prairie land. About 2 days and a half up the Platte, 2 nations of Indians live, viz. the Souttoes and the Ponney. This river is not navigable for boats to go up it. Passed a creek called the [blank space in MS.] on the south side. It is about 20 yards wide. It comes out of a large prairie. Camped on the south side.
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