Journal entry · September 1, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 1, 1806
John Ordway · Missouri River through Dakota territory · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Niobrara River
Set out eairly and procd on two hunters went on with a Small
canoe to hunt about 9 A. M. we passd the m° of rapid water
[Niobrara] river a Short distance below we Saw nine Indians on
the N. Shore which run out of a thicket five of them had guns
the others bows & arrows, they Signd to us to put to shore but
we floated a short distance below a point at an open place as we
expected they were the Tetons as Soon as we halted we heard
several guns fire we expecting that the Indians were fireing at
our hunters who were behind Cap1 Clark Instantly run up with 10
men but soon returned with the Indians and found that they had
been fireing at a kegg we had thrown out above and our hunters
came up safe, we found these to be Yanktons Nation & good
Indians and friends to us our officers Smoaked with them and
gave them a bushel of corn & Some ribben and then we procd on
towards evening we killed a fat Elk on an Island, in the evening
we Camped on a sand beach N. Side opposite to this Camp we
Counceled with the yanktons or babruleys on the last of August
1804. Some Musquetoes this evening.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar opposite Calumet SD, 18 mi west of Yankton, SD (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Gavins Point Dam (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.3 mi
- Mead Cultural Education Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.8 mi
- Missouri National Recreational River (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.6 mi
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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