Journal entry · October 4, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 4, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near Cheyenne River · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Cheyenne River
miles took the channel & proceeded on. passed Several Indians
on N. S. at 9 oClock halted [and] took breakfast on S. S. an
Indian Swam the River to See us. he asked for powder &.C.
proceeded on passed an Island N. S. passed a creek on S. S.
called Teed creek.2 we Camped on a Sand beach at the upper
point of an Island on N. S.3
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The NPS atlas for this night
upper point of LeHooCat Island, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 12.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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