Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 9, 1804
The expedition backtracked to a creek to blaze trees as markers for their hunters, then continued upriver. They passed the Creek of the Big Pond, noting a three-mile-long pond near the river rich in beaver and fish, surrounded by good timbered land. Weather was rainy, with winds shifting from northeast to southwest, then northwest by evening. They passed Wolf Creek, a former French hunting and corn-raising camp, and River De Loup. Camped on the south side of the Missouri, they heard a gunshot across the river and sent a pirogue to investigate, but found no one.
Back to the Creek to blaze some trees, So the Hunters might See,
we had passed, proceeded on passed a Creek or [run] leading
from a big pond called the Creek of the big pond, this pond is
near the River, and about 3 miles long & handsome a great
many beaver, & fish, fine land and well timbered about this place,
Rainy, the wind changed from the N. E. to the S. W. at 6
miles passed the mouth of a small Creek on the South Side called
Monters or wolf Creek,1 passed a place on the South Side about
2 miles above the Creek where Several Frenchman camped 2
years for to hunt & raise corn &.c. high land on the South Side
we passed a Creek on the South Side called River De Loup,2 the
wind Shifted to the N. W. in the evening. Camped on the South
Side3 of the Missouris, a Gun fired on the opposite Side Sup-
posed to be our hunters the pearogue went over for them but
did not find them nor any body else, we fired our bow peace.
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Went back to the creek to blaze some trees, so the hunters might see we had passed. Proceeded on, passed a creek or run leading from a big pond called the Creek of the Big Pond. This pond is near the river, and about 3 miles long and handsome, with a great many beaver and fish, fine land and well timbered about this place. Rainy. The wind changed from the N.E. to the S.W.
At 6 miles, passed the mouth of a small creek on the south side called Monters or Wolf Creek. Passed a place on the south side about 2 miles above the creek where several Frenchmen camped 2 years to hunt and raise corn, etc. High land on the south side. We passed a creek on the south side called River De Loup. The wind shifted to the N.W. in the evening.
Camped on the south side of the Missouri. A gun fired on the opposite side, supposed to be our hunters. The pirogue went over for them, but did not find them nor anybody else. We fired our bow piece.
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