Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Charles Floyd: June 12, 1804

we Set out at the Usial ouer the day Clear wind from the
west Came 4 miles past a Creek on the S. Side Called Plumb
Creek a bout 20 ya® wide the timber in this Bottoms is
Cotten wood 2 miles when we met 5 Cannoes from the Soux
nations Loaded with peltry and Greece thay have been 13
mounthes up the missorea River Delayed $ day with the
French, Bought Some tallow of them ouer hunters Did not
Rettern Last night one French man hiard to go with us up
the missorea who can Speak the Difernt [languages] encamped
on the N. Side the Land Good Bottom
ewensday Fune 13 1804
Set out at 6 oclock and Came 14 miles past a Creek on
the N. Side Calleded River missorea Just above the Creek
a Large Praria of Good Land on the N Side at this Praria
antient Missourue Indianes had a village at this place 300
of them were Killed by the Saukees in former times a fair
day past the Grand River on the N. Side _ the Land is Level
on Both Sides a handsom Prarie on the Loer Side of it water
Strong past Several Is* Came 10 miles the Grand River is
about 200 and 50 ya“ wide and Boates Can Go for Som
hundreds of miles up it ouer hunters Killed yesterday and
to day 1 Bar, 2 Deer encampted at the mouth of the Grand
River on the N. Side of the River