Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 19, 1804

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.