Missouri River near Vermillion area — John Ordway: August 21, 1804
A strong south wind pushed the expedition along well, though they had to reef the sail and struggled to see the channel as sand blew thickly from the bars, filling the air for about a mile ahead. They passed a large sandbar where wolves were spotted, and reached the mouth of the Grand River de Sioux near a high clay bluff. The white pirogue sailed poorly without ballast, so kegs of pork were added. Shannon hunted on the north side but killed nothing. They made over twenty miles and camped on the south side; the man with the horses had not yet rejoined them.
hard Breeze from the S. we proceeded on verry well passed a
large Sand bar on N. S. the wind blew so hard that we were
obledged to take a reefe in our Sail. & the Sand blew So thick
from the Sand bars that we could not see the channel far ahead &
it filled the air before us about a mile, we Saw Several woolves on
Sd Sand beach we passed the Mouth of the Grand River de
Souix1 close above a high clay Bluff below sd Sand bar on the
N. S. the white pearogue could hardly Sail for want of Ballass,
we put in several kegs of pork &. C. Shannon went out to hunt
on N. S. we proceeded on 20 odd miles to day. & camped on
S. S.2 Shannon joined us late. But killed nothing, the man
with the horses did not join us yet.
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Hard breeze from the south. We proceeded on very well, passed a large sandbar on the north side. The wind blew so hard that we were obliged to take a reef in our sail, and the sand blew so thick from the sandbars that we could not see the channel far ahead, and it filled the air before us for about a mile. We saw several wolves on said sand beach. We passed the mouth of the Grand River de Souix close above a high clay bluff below said sandbar on the north side. The white pirogue could hardly sail for want of ballast, so we put in several kegs of pork, etc. Shannon went out to hunt on the north side. We proceeded on 20-odd miles today, and camped on the south side. Shannon joined us late, but killed nothing. The man with the horses did not join us yet.
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