Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 27, 1804
The party worked at the mouth of the Kansas River, cutting timber across the point and building a hedge of logs and brush as a defensive barrier while creating space for the captains to take astronomical observations. The black pirogue was unloaded and turned over for repairs. Peter Cruzatte killed a deer. Ordway noted that the Kansas River is 230 yards wide at its mouth, has a reddish color further upstream, and features a high bank about a mile up that would make a fine spot for a fort.
cutting the Timber off a cross the point & made a Hadge a cross
of the Timber & bushes to answer as defence & made room
for Capte to take obser The black pearogue unloaded & Turned
up to mend &C. The Captains were Taking4 observations &.C.
peter Crusat killed a Deer. The Kansas River is 230 y6* wide at
the Mouth & red further up a high bank 1 mile up, fine place
for a fort &C.
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Cutting the timber off across the point and made a hedge across of the timber and bushes to answer as defence, and made room for the Captains to take observations. The black pirogue unloaded and turned up to mend, etc. The Captains were taking observations, etc. Peter Crusat killed a deer. The Kansas River is 230 yards wide at the mouth and red further up. A high bank 1 mile up, fine place for a fort, etc.
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