Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 21, 1804
The expedition traveled past Eue Bow Creek on the south side of the river, with high land to the south and rich bottomland to the north. Ordway spent the day ashore with Drouillard, marveling at some of the finest timbered and richest bottomland he had ever seen. Drouillard killed a deer, which the two men carried back to the river, along with a turkey. The party camped on the south side of the river, where the land was low, while the north side rose higher.
on the south side called peulaw or Eue bow Creek4 the land
high on South, on the N. fine Rich Bottom. I went on Shore
with Drewyer all day & I never Saw as fine Timbered land in my
life nor Such Rich handsome bottom land, Drewyer killed one
Deer & him & me brought it to the River, one Turkey likewise,
we encamped on the South Side of the River, low land on S. Side
high land on the N. Side.
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On the south side is a creek called Peulaw or Eue Bow Creek. The land is high on the south; on the north there is fine, rich bottom land. I went ashore with Drewyer all day, and I never saw such finely timbered land in my life, nor such rich, handsome bottom land. Drewyer killed one deer, and he and I brought it to the river, along with one turkey as well.
We camped on the south side of the river, with low land on the south side and high land on the north side.
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