Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 15, 1805
The expedition set off early under a fine southeast breeze and sailed past streams, bottoms, plains, hills, and valleys. The party spotted flocks of antelope on the south side and herds of buffalo on the sandbars, along with a large black bear and two white bears on the north side—Captain Clark nearly shot one of the white bears. A man killed a goose. They covered 22 miles, found the river shallow, passed Goat Pen Creek, and camped on a large sandbar on the south side.
off eairly. proceeded on. Sailed under a fine breeze from the
S. E. passed Several runs on each side of the river and handsome
bottoms plains hills & vallies &. C. we Saw flocks of Goats on
S. S. and Gangs of buffaloe on Sand beachs. Saw a large black
bair and 2 white ones on the N. S. Cap1 Clark was near Shooting
one of the whites ones.3 Sailed on one man killed a Goose,
came 22 miles this day. the river Shallow only about 8 feet
deep in some places, we poled across in one place with a small
canoe. passd goat pen creek4 on N. S. & the river is nearly as
wide here as it was at S* Charles near its mouth. Camped on a
large Sand beach on the South Side of the river.5
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Off early. Proceeded on. Sailed under a fine breeze from the S.E. Passed several runs on each side of the river and handsome bottoms, plains, hills, valleys, etc. We saw flocks of goats on the south side and gangs of buffalo on sand beaches. Saw a large black bear and two white ones on the north side. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) came near to shooting one of the white ones.
Sailed on. One man killed a goose. Came 22 miles this day. The river is shallow, only about 8 feet deep in some places. We poled across in one place with a small canoe. Passed Goat Pen Creek on the north side, and the river is nearly as wide here as it was at St. Charles near its mouth. Camped on a large sand beach on the south side of the river.
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