Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 5, 1804
The expedition traveled nine miles along the river, passing Big Rock Creek, about fifteen yards wide, and Little Good Woman Creek on the north side. Around 11 a.m., they encountered two Frenchmen in lashed-together canoes loaded with furs, returning from a winter spent some 80 leagues up the Kansas River. Further on, they passed high rock cliffs on the south bank bearing a painted image of the devil. They camped on the north side at the upper end of an island in rich, well-watered country. Hunters brought in two deer.
South Side of the River & Little Good woman Creek4 on the N.
Side, came 9 miles, passed the Creek of the Big Rock 15 y^ wide,
at a 11 oClock we met 2 Frenchmen in 2 canoes locked together
Loaded with Peltry &. C. they came from 80 Leagues up the
Kansias River, where they wintered then we passed a high
Clifts of Rocks on which was Painted the Pickture of the Devil*
on South Side of the River, we Encamped on the N. Side of the
River at the upper point of an Island, the land is Rich well
watered &. C. the hunters killed 2 Deer this day.
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South side of the river, and Little Good Woman Creek on the north side. We came 9 miles, passing the Creek of the Big Rock, 15 yards wide. At 11 o'clock we met 2 Frenchmen in 2 canoes locked together, loaded with peltry, etc. They had come from 80 leagues up the Kansias (Kansas) River, where they had wintered.
Then we passed high cliffs of rocks on which was painted the picture of the Devil, on the south side of the river. We camped on the north side of the river at the upper point of an island. The land is rich and well watered, etc. The hunters killed 2 deer this day.
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