Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 10, 1804

day, we passed hilley land on Right hand of the River. On the
left the land is level plenty of Mulbery Trees, the mulberys
Ripe on them. The timber is walnut hickery ash &c Grape
vines run over the trees &. C. at 10 oc we passed Deer Creek7 on
1 Modern Maniteau Creek, which empties into the Missouri at Rocheport,
near the Boone-Howard county boundary.
2 “past a rock on the N. Side whare the pictures of the Devil and other
things.” Floyd. This doubtless explains the name Big Devil, which Floyd,
Gass, Whitehouse, and Ordway unite in giving the near-by stream.
3 The Bonne Femme River, in Howard County.
4 Mine River empties into the Missouri from the south in Cooper County
a short distance above Boonville.
6 “from the River of the Sioux above the Mahar Nation.” Clark.
8 Clark says “Prarie of Arrows” and “Creek of Arrows,” these designations
agreeing substantially with those given by Cass and Floyd. The M. R. C.
map shows an island, a point, and a town all named Arrow Rock, near the
Cooper-Saline county boundary.
7 Identified by Coues as modern Hurricane Creek, which joins the Missouri
one mile below the town of Glasgow.
1804] SERGEANT ORD WAY’S JOURNAL 85
the Right we passed the 2 Charlitons River1 on the North Side,
those Rivers are navigable Some Distance up & the Mouths are
near together Capt Lewis killed a Buck little above We Camped
on South Side of the River Capte went hunting, Several men
with them. Drewyer killed a Deer, the land is excelent, large
praries along the South Side of the River, the Timber on the
bank is white walnut hickery Some Cottonwood &. C.