Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 28, 1804
The party paused to air out several of the men, who went out hunting. Reuben Fields successfully killed a deer. Ordway also recorded a measurement of the local geography, noting that the mouth of the Gasconade River, where it joins the Missouri, is 157 yards wide.
to air Several men out hunting &C. Reuben Fields killed a
Deer, the Mouth of the Gasgonade River is 157 yards wide.
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Several men were out hunting, etc., to get some air. Reuben Fields killed a deer. The mouth of the Gasconade (Gasgonade) River is 157 yards wide.
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