Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 20, 1804

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.