Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 7, 1804
On a very warm day, the expedition passed beautiful prairies on the north side of the Missouri known as St. Michel, which from the river resembled farms divided by narrow strips of timber along the streams. In the afternoon Ordway went ashore with the horses on the north side, crossed a creek, and camped at its mouth, plagued by mosquitoes. Captain Clark named the unnamed stream Ordway Creek in his honor. Men in the boat killed a wolf and camped on the south side. Private Frazer fell ill.
waters on the South side, verry warm morning, passed a beauti-
ful prarie on the North Side which extends back, those praries
called S* Michel has much the appearance from the river of farms
Divided by narrow Strips of woods those Strips of timber grows
along the runs which rise on the hills, & pass to the River. I went
on Shore with the Horses in the afternoon In the North Side
crossed a Creek 2 miles up in the evening followed down to the
mouth and camped it being too late to find the boat, the Mus-
quitoes troubled me so that I could not Sleep, as this creek is
without name & my Describing it to my Cap4 he named it Ord-
way Creek.3 Some of the men in the Boat killed a wolf to day
they camped on the South Side of the Missouris, one man taken
sick (Frasier).
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Waters on the south side. A very warm morning. We passed a beautiful prairie on the north side which extends back. These prairies, called St. Michel, have much the appearance from the river of farms divided by narrow strips of woods. These strips of timber grow along the streams which rise on the hills and pass to the river.
I went on shore with the horses in the afternoon on the north side. I crossed a creek two miles up in the evening, then followed it down to the mouth and camped, it being too late to find the boat. The mosquitoes troubled me so that I could not sleep. As this creek is without a name, and after my describing it to my Capt (Captain), he named it Ordway Creek.
Some of the men in the boat killed a wolf today. They camped on the south side of the Missouri. One man was taken sick (Frasier).
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