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Journal entry · September 12, 1804
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 12, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near White River · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 9½ mi SW of Platte, SD
in to the North. Set off as usal proceeded on Slowly, the cur-
rent Swift & wind a head. Cap* Clark walked on Shore S. S.
Serg1 Gass & Newman with him. we had Some difficulty owing
to the river being Shallow, the Boat wheeled Several times and
creened on hir Side So that we were obledged to Spring out and
hold hir from oversetting, we hunted for the channel & were
forced to turn back some distance & take another channel. We
Camped on S. S. Cap* Lewis went out [and] found another
village of little Dogs in a Bottom prarie above the Island we
called Troublesome Isdl
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 9½ mi SW of Platte, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 4.4 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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