Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 12, 1804

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