Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 19, 1804
The expedition passed Baker's Oven and Baker's Island, then the mouth of a small creek and high yellow-earth bluffs topped with prairie along the south side, where signs of elk were noted. At noon the party gathered cherries and added them to the whiskey barrel. After passing several sandbars and islands, they camped on the north side of a willow island in a bend of the river. Drouillard rejoined the group with two deer, and Bratton found a large quantity of calamus (sweet flag) opposite the camp.
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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We passed a place called Bakers Oven and an island called Bakers Island. We passed the mouth of a small creek in a bend above high cliffs on the south side. We passed high land along the south side, forming cliffs of yellow earth along the river, with prairies on top. We saw some signs of elk. At noon we gathered a quantity of cherries and put them into the whiskey barrel.
We proceeded on, passed several sandbars and islands, and camped on the north side of a willow island which is in a round bend of the river. G. Drewyer (Drouillard) joined us this evening with two deer. Bratton also joined us; he found callimous (we call it sweet flag) in a large quantity opposite where we camped.
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