Journal entry · September 14, 1806
Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 14, 1806
John Ordway · Missouri River near Leavenworth area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Leavenworth area
and procd on Soon passed the old village of the Kansers. Some
of the hunters killd Several deer from their canoes about 3
oClock P. M. we discovred three keel Boats Sailing up the river,
we put to Shore Spread our flags they sailed up to us and halted
with us a Short time they were tradors from S* Louis and french-
man but could Some of them Speak English, they are bound for
the Mahars nations, they gave us ardent spirits buiscuits and
cheese &C. onion we then procd on Gibson shot an other deer
from his canoe at dark we Camped on N. Side.1
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The NPS atlas for this night
island below camp of 1 Jul 1804, 1 mi south of Leavenworth, KA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Frontier Army Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.3 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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