Journal entry · July 28, 1804

Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 28, 1804

John Ordway · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

The place today: Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area

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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