Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 29, 1804
The party set out after dispatching the encountered Indian along with one of their men to retrieve the rest of his group. The Indian explained he was traveling with such a small party because he lacked horses to hunt buffalo in the large prairies, so he stayed near the town and river hunting elk to support his family. They passed the mouth of the Boyer River on the north side, about 30 yards wide, with low bottomland giving way to high hills, and camped on the north side at a prairie.
we Set out after we Dspashed the Indian and one of ouer
men with him to bring the Rest of his party the Reasen this
man Gives of His being with so small a party is that He Has
not Got Horses to Go in the Large praries after the Buflows
but Stayes about the Town and River to Hunte the Elke to
seporte thare famileys passed the mouth of Boyers River on
the N. Side it about 30 yards wide the Land is Low Bottom
Land out from the River is High Hills Campt on the
North Side at a prarie |
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We set out after we dispatched the Indian, sending one of our men with him to bring the rest of his party. The reason this man gives for being with so small a party is that he has not got horses to go into the large prairies after the buffalo, but stays about the town and river to hunt the elk to support their families.
Passed the mouth of Boyers River on the north side; it is about 30 yards wide. The land is low bottom land, and out from the river are high hills. Camped on the north side at a prairie.
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