Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 14, 1804
On a cloudy day with some rain, the expedition struggled through shallow water, with all hands repeatedly wading to drag the boat over sandbars. George Drouillard had caught three beaver overnight, and Sergeant Pryor and Shannon rejoined the boat at breakfast. John Shields, hunting onshore with the horse, killed an unusually large white hare unlike any known in the States. Captain Clark shot a strange goat-like animal, also unfamiliar, which Willard brought aboard. Clark had both specimens stuffed, bones included, to send back to Washington. The party camped on the south side in a strip of woods.
Cloudy. George Drewyer caught 3 Beaver last night. I Serg1
Pryor & Shannon returned to the Boat at 8 o. C. where they were
at breakfast, near a grove of Timber N. S. the water Shallow,
all hands out in water several times to drag the Boat over the
Sand bars &C. passd a black Bluff on S. S. Cap’ Clark &. C.
one man went out hunting on S. S. John Shields who went on
Shore with the horse killed a verry large white rabbit or haire
it was as big as a Uropean hare, nearly all white & of a
different discription of any one ever yet seen in the States,
passed a creek on S. S. & a grove of Timber Some rain we
1 Only Ordway records the Dame given to the island. Coues locates the
camp for iliis day a1 Rosebud Landing, Gregory County.
1804] SERGEANT ORD WAY’S JOURNAL 131
Camped on the South Side in a stripe of woods.1 Cap* Clark
joined us had killed a curious annamil resembling a Goat2 Wil-
lard brought it on board, it was 3 feet high resembles a Deer
in some parts the legs like a Deer, feet like a Goat, horns like
a Goat only forked Turn back picked hair thick & of a white
a dark redish coullour. Such an anamil was never yet known in
U. S. States, the Cap4 had the Skins of the hair & Goat Stuffed
in order to Send back to the city of Washington, the bones and
all.
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Cloudy. George Drewyer (Drouillard) caught 3 beaver last night. I, Sergeant Pryor, and Shannon returned to the boat at 8 o'clock, where they were at breakfast, near a grove of timber on the north side. The water was shallow, and all hands got out in the water several times to drag the boat over the sand bars, etc. We passed a black bluff on the south side. Capt. Clark and one man went out hunting on the south side. John Shields, who went on shore with the horse, killed a very large white rabbit or hare. It was as big as a European hare, nearly all white, and of a different description from any ever yet seen in the States. We passed a creek on the south side and a grove of timber. Some rain. We camped on the south side in a strip of woods.
Capt. Clark joined us, having killed a curious animal resembling a goat. Willard brought it on board. It was 3 feet high, resembling a deer in some parts, with legs like a deer, feet like a goat, and horns like a goat, only forked and turned back. The hair was thick and of a white and a dark reddish color. Such an animal was never yet known in the United States. The captain had the skins of the hare and goat stuffed, bones and all, in order to send back to the city of Washington.
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