Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 21, 1804
Traveling under a northeast wind, the party set off as usual against a swift current and passed the mouth of the Chischetar (Chewah, or Long Lake) River on the south side. Snow fell slowly until midday, with bottomland on the south and barren hills opening into smooth plains on the north. Around 3 p.m., Captain Clark and a hunter went ashore on the north side and shot a fairly fat bull buffalo, while another hunter killed an otter. The chilly day ended with camp on a high prairie on the south side.
morning, the wind from N. E. we Set off as usal. proceeded on
1 “called the Che wah or fish river.” Clark. Now known as Long Lake
Creek, in northern Emmons County.
2 In Morton County, 5£ miles above the mouth of Long Lake Creek.
8 The night’s camp was a few miles above the southern boundary of Burleigh
County.
* Apparently modern Sibley Island. The stream opposite it is Little
Heart River, in Morton County. On modern maps the mouth of this stream
is shown below the mouth of Apple Creek.
6 In Burleigh County two miles below the mouth of Heart River. On the
opposite side, of the river is the site of Fort Abraham Lincoln, the starting
point of General Custer’s last campaign, in May, 1876.
1804] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 157
the current Swift, we passed the m° of a River called Chifschetar
River1 on S. S. Snowed Slowly untill 12 oClock. passd Bottom
on S. S. barron hills on the N. S. on the River & back from the
[river] is Smoth handsom plains, about 3 o.C. Cap* Clark & one
hunter went out hunting on N. S. & in a Short time they Shot a
Bull buffaloe which was Tollerable fat. one of the hunters Shot
an otter, a cool & chilley day We Camped on the S. S. at a
high prarie.2
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Morning, the wind from N.E. We set off as usual, proceeded on, the current swift. We passed the mouth of a river called Chifschetar River on the south side. Snowed slowly until 12 o'clock. Passed bottom on the south side, barren hills on the north side. On the river and back from the river are smooth, handsome plains.
About 3 o'clock Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and one hunter went out hunting on the north side, and in a short time they shot a bull buffalo which was tolerably fat. One of the hunters shot an otter. A cool and chilly day. We camped on the south side at a high prairie.
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