Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 28, 1804
The expedition continued upriver past prairies and high ridges marked by bare, round knobs on the north side, with low cottonwood timber on the south. They passed Round Knob Creek, a small stream entering behind an island. Strong northeast winds delayed travel for a time. Hunter George Drouillard, traveling with the horses, killed two deer and encountered three friendly Oto Indians dressing an elk. The Otos shared meat with him, and one accompanied Drouillard back to the boat. The party camped on the north bank in timbered land below an island and prairie.
proceeded on past a h. bottom prarie on N. S. back of these praries
a high Ridge with Some Timbers on it, & in the vallies near the
prarie above these praries the hills made in close & Steep to the
River, a nomber of high round knobs on those hills which are
bare from Timber. Some Timber in the vallies we passed the
mouth of a Small Creek which comes in behind an Island from
among those Ridges which is named Round Knob Creek.1 the
land opte on the S. S. is low the Timber mostly Cotton wood.
G. Drewyer came to the bank with the horses, brought in a Deer
which he killed The wind hard from the N. E. Detained us
Some time we proceeded on passt a high bank on S. S. thin
Timbers on the N. S. G. Drewyer found three of the Zotau2
Indians Dressing an Elk. they were friendly and Gave him a part
of it and one of them came with him in order to find the Boat.
Drewyer killed one Deer & joined us brought the Indian with
him, where we was Camped on the North Side of the River in
Timbered land below an Isld & prarie.3
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We proceeded on past a high bottom prairie on the north side. Back of these prairies was a high ridge with some timber on it, and in the valleys near the prairie. Above these prairies the hills came in close and steep to the river, with a number of high round knobs on those hills which are bare of timber. There was some timber in the valleys. We passed the mouth of a small creek which comes in behind an island from among those ridges, which is named Round Knob Creek. The land opposite on the south side is low, with the timber mostly cottonwood.
G. Drewyer (G. Drouillard) came to the bank with the horses and brought in a deer which he had killed. The wind, hard from the northeast, detained us some time. We proceeded on past a high bank on the south side, with thin timber on the north side. G. Drewyer (G. Drouillard) found three of the Zotau Indians dressing an elk. They were friendly and gave him a part of it, and one of them came with him in order to find the boat. Drewyer (Drouillard) killed one deer and rejoined us, bringing the Indian with him, where we were camped on the north side of the river in timbered land below an island and prairie.
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