Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 12, 1804
On a fair morning, the expedition passed Plum Creek on the south side of the river, an area noted for abundant plums and high, well-timbered land suited for a plantation. They camped on the north side, where they encountered several Frenchmen traveling downriver in pirogues loaded with peltry, bound for St. Louis after wintering with the Sioux and collecting many buffalo skins. The party hired one of these Frenchmen, an older man fluent in several Indian languages, to accompany them as an interpreter.
fair Morning, we passed plumb Creek on South Side of the River,
the plumbs are plenty up sd Creek, near below sd Creek the land
is high well Timbered & well Situated for a plantation. The Tim-
ber Soil &. C. is verry excelent, we camped on N. Side of the
River. Several Frenchman Stayed with us all night coming down
the River in Several pearogues Loaded with peltry. Bound to
S* Louis, came from the Shew [Sioux] nation, they passed the
last winter their & had an emence Site of BufTaloe Green Skins
&C We Got an old Frenchman2 to go with us which could
Speak Several languages, among the indians for a long distance,
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Fair morning. We passed Plumb Creek on the south side of the river. The plums are plentiful up said creek. Just below said creek the land is high, well timbered, and well situated for a plantation. The timber, soil, etc. is very excellent. We camped on the north side of the river.
Several Frenchmen stayed with us all night, coming down the river in several pirogues loaded with pelts, bound for St. Louis. They came from the Shew [Sioux] nation, where they had spent the past winter, and had an immense quantity of buffalo green skins, etc. We got an old Frenchman to go with us who could speak several languages among the Indians for a long distance.
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