Clark: July 23, 1804
On a fair morning at Camp White Catfish, ten miles above the Platte River, the captains sent one party to find timber for oars and two others to hunt. At 11 a.m., George Drouillard and Pierre Cruzatte were dispatched with tobacco to invite the Oto and Pawnee chiefs to council. Signs suggested the tribes had left the buffalo plains to harvest green corn. The crew raised a flagstaff, dried wet provisions, and prepared arms. Clark began copying a river map to send to the President. Hunters killed five deer; one man had a tumor on his breast. Northwest winds blew strong.
Camp 10 Ms. above the river Plate Monday July the 23rd a fair morningSent
out a party of 5 men to look to timber for Ores two other parties to hunt
at 11 oClock Sent, G. Drewyer & Peter Crusett 1/2 Indn. to the Otteaus
Village about 18 ms. West of our Camp, to invite the Chiefs &
principal men of that nation to come & talk with us &. &.,
also the panic if they Should meet with any of that nation (also on the S.
Side of the Plate 30 ms. higher up) (at this Season of the year all the
Indians in this quater are in the Plains hunting the Buffalow from Some
Signs Seen by our hunter and the Praries being on fire in the derection of
the Village induce a belief that the Nation have returned to get green
Corn) raised a flag Staff put out Some provisions which got wet in the
french Perogue to Sun & DryI commenced Coppying my map of the
river to Send to the Presdt. of U S. by the Return of a pty of Soldiers,
from Illinois five Deer Killedone man a bad riseing on his left
breast. Wind from the N. W.
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Camp White Catfish 10 Miles above the Platt River Monday the 23rd of July
1804 A fair morning Set a party to look for timber for Ores, two parties
to hunt. at 11 oClock Sent off George Drewyer & Peter Crousett with
Some tobacco to invite the Otteaus if at their town and Panies if they Saw
them to Come and talk with us at our Camp &c. &c. (at this Season
the Indians on this river are in the Praries Hunting the Buffalow but from
Some Signs of hunters near this place & the Plains being on fire near
their towns induce a belief that they this nation have returned to get
Some Green Corn or rosting Ears) raised a flag Staff Sund & Dryed our
provisions &c. I commence Coppying a map of the river below to Send to
the P. ____ U S five Deer Killed to day one man with a turner on his
breast, Prepared our Camp the men put their arms in order
Wind hard this afternoon from the N. W.
Equal altitudes taken at the White Catfish Camp, 10 miles above the river
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Camp 10 Miles above the River Platte, Monday July the 23rd A fair morning. Sent out a party of 5 men to look for timber for oars, and two other parties to hunt. At 11 o'clock sent G. Drewyer (Drouillard) and Peter Crusett (Cruzatte), one-half Indian, to the Otteaus (Oto) Village about 18 miles west of our camp, to invite the chiefs and principal men of that nation to come and talk with us, etc., etc., and also the Panic (Pawnee) if they should meet with any of that nation (also on the south side of the Platte 30 miles higher up). (At this season of the year all the Indians in this quarter are in the plains hunting the buffalo. From some signs seen by our hunter, and the prairies being on fire in the direction of the village, we are induced to believe that the nation has returned to get green corn.) Raised a flagstaff. Put out some provisions which got wet in the French pirogue to sun and dry. I began copying my map of the river to send to the President of the U.S. by the return of a party of soldiers from Illinois. Five deer killed. One man has a bad rising on his left breast. Wind from the N.W.
Camp White Catfish, 10 Miles above the Platte River, Monday the 23rd of July 1804 A fair morning. Set a party to look for timber for oars, and two parties to hunt. At 11 o'clock sent off George Drewyer (Drouillard) and Peter Crousett (Cruzatte) with some tobacco to invite the Otteaus (Oto), if at their town, and the Panies (Pawnee), if they saw them, to come and talk with us at our camp, etc., etc. (At this season the Indians on this river are in the prairies hunting the buffalo, but from some signs of hunters near this place, and the plains being on fire near their towns, we are induced to believe that this nation has returned to get some green corn or roasting ears.) Raised a flagstaff. Sunned and dried our provisions, etc. I began copying a map of the river below to send to the P—— U.S. Five deer killed today. One man with a tumor on his breast. Prepared our camp; the men put their arms in order. Wind hard this afternoon from the N.W.
Equal altitudes taken at the White Catfish Camp, 10 miles above the River Platte.
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