Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 13, 1804
The party traveled past Creek of the Prairies, noting large prairies and excellent land above it. They passed Round Bend Creek on the north side of the river and prairie on the south side. They reached Grand River in good time to make camp. A beautiful prairie lay in the point between the Missouri and Grand Rivers, with high land set back from the river on the north side.
passed the Creek of the praries, large praries above the Creek
verry excellent land we passed a Creek Called Round bend
Creek on N. Side passd prarie on the South Side of the River,
we arrived at Grand River3 in good Season to encamp. Beauti-
ful prarie across in the point Between the Missouri & Grand
River high Land Back from the River, it being on the N. Side
of River.
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Passed the Creek of the Prairies, with large prairies above the creek and very excellent land. We passed a creek called Round Bend Creek on the north side, and passed prairie on the south side of the river. We arrived at Grand River in good time to camp. Beautiful prairie stretches across the point between the Missouri and Grand River, with high land back from the river, it being on the north side of the river.
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