Journal entry · July 19, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 19, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River approaching the Platte · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore 4 mi NW of Nebraska City, NE
passed a place called Bakers oven & an Island called Bakers
Island.2 we passed the mouth of a small creek in a bend above
high clifts on the South Side passed high land along the South
Side forming clifts to the river of yallow earth, praries on the top,
we Saw some Signs of Elk. we gathered a quantity of cherries at
noon time & put in to the Whiskey barrel we proceded
on passed several Sand bars & Islands and we camped on the
North Side of an a willow Island which is in a round bend of the
river. G. Drewyer Joined us with 2 Deer this evening. Bratton
also he found Callimous (sweet flag we call it) opposite where we
camped3 & a large quantity.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore 4 mi NW of Nebraska City, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.8 mi
- Southern Loess Hills Interpretive and Welcome Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.8 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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