Missouri River near Osage River — Charles Floyd: June 2, 1804
The party departed at 4 p.m. under clear skies that later turned cloudy with thunder and rain, and an easterly wind. Captain Lewis and George Drouillard went hunting and killed a deer and a groundhog. After traveling four miles, the expedition reached the Moreau River on the south side, a stream about 30 yards wide bordered by high cliffs on its lower side and again 300 yards upstream. They camped at its mouth, where hunters brought in another deer.
Set out at 4 oclock P m the for part of the day Clear the
Latter part Clouday with thunder and Rain wind from Es^
Capt Lewis and G. Drureay went hunting Kild one Deer &
Grown hog 4 miles to River murrow on the South Saide it
is about 30 yardes wide and High Cliftes on the Loer Side of
it 3 hundered yardes up the River Cliftes encamped at the
mouth on the South Side ouer hunters Kild one Deer
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Set out at 4 o'clock P.M. The first part of the day was clear, the latter part cloudy with thunder and rain. Wind from E.S.E. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and G. Drureay (G. Drouillard) went hunting and killed one deer and a groundhog. Four miles to River Murrow (Moreau River) on the south side; it is about 30 yards wide, with high cliffs on the lower side of it, three hundred yards up the river. Cliffs. Camped at the mouth on the south side. Our hunters killed one deer.
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