Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 20, 1804
The party departed at sunrise with Sergeant Pryor and J. Fields driving the horses overland, while George Drouillard was sick. They passed a fine limestone and iron-ore spring, then Weeping Water Creek. After breakfast, Captain Clark and R. Fields went ashore, with Clark finding an excellent spring near a small pond. The expedition traveled past prairies on both sides of the Missouri, several runs, islands, and sandbars, before camping on the south side beneath a beautiful high prairie hill. J. Fields killed two deer.
this morning, we Set out at Sun rise. Serg* Pryor & J° Fields
went on Shore with the Horses. George Drewyer Sick, we passed
a fine spring runing out of a high clift of Rocks consisting of lime
Stone and Iron oar little above we passed weeping water creek
or the creek which Cryes,4 Cap4 Clark & R. Fields went on Shore
after Breakfast, passed praries on both sides of the Missouris,
passed handsome high praries all along the east Side, passed
Several runs Cap* Clark found an excelent Spring on the South
Side near a small pond in Site of the River we passed Several
Islands & Sand bars and camped5 on the South Side under a high
hill prarie which appeared beautiful. J° Fields killed 2 Deer to
day & brought them in.
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This morning, we set out at sunrise. Sergeant Pryor and J. Fields went on shore with the horses. George Drewyer (Drouillard) sick. We passed a fine spring running out of a high cliff of rocks consisting of limestone and iron ore. A little above, we passed Weeping Water Creek, or the Creek Which Cries. Capt. Clark and R. Fields went on shore after breakfast. Passed prairies on both sides of the Missouri. Passed handsome high prairies all along the east side. Passed several runs. Capt. Clark found an excellent spring on the south side near a small pond in sight of the river. We passed several islands and sand bars, and camped on the south side under a high hill prairie which appeared beautiful. J. Fields killed 2 deer today and brought them in.
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