Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 9, 1804

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.