Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 30, 1804
The expedition spotted a very large wolf on the sandbeach in the morning and traveled about ten miles upriver from the Kansas. They passed the mouth of the Petite Platte, or Little Shoal River, roughly 50 yards wide with rapids and falls suitable for mills, draining rolling country. Hunters killed seven deer, mostly bucks, and two were shot while swimming the river. The boat's mast broke against a small tree overhanging the water as they came ashore. They camped on the south side of the Missouri.
a verry large woolf on the sand beach this morning at 10 miles
from or above the Kansis passed the mouth of a small River
called Petete platt R. or little Shole river2 this river is about
50 y’18 wide and has several Rapids & falls, well calculated for
mills, the Land on this River is said to be rooling. the men
killed 2 Deer Swimming the River. The hunters killed 7 Deer the
most of them were bucks, we broke our mast comming to Shore
against a Small Tree which hung over the River, came about 10
miles this day camped on the South Side of the Missouris.
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A very large wolf was on the sand beach this morning. At 10 miles from or above the Kansis (Kansas), we passed the mouth of a small river called Petete Platt R. or Little Shole River (Little Shoal River). This river is about 50 yards wide and has several rapids and falls, well suited for mills. The land along this river is said to be rolling.
The men killed 2 deer swimming the river. The hunters killed 7 deer, most of them bucks. We broke our mast coming to shore against a small tree which hung over the river. We came about 10 miles this day and camped on the south side of the Missouris (Missouri).
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