Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 15, 1804
The party set off early and passed a creek on the south side where George Shannon had camped for six days; they named it Shannon's Creek. They passed a black bluff on the north side and reached the mouth of the White River on the south, where sandbars prevented landing. Captain Lewis took a pirogue to examine the White River while the boat continued upstream. Captain Clark killed an elk and later a rabbit on a timbered island full of grapes, which they named Rabbit Island. Fighting a headwind, they camped at a bluff on the north side.
night, we Set of[f] eairly this morning, passed a creek on s. s.
where George Shannon Camped Six days in a Timbered bottom
we call this creek Shannons Creek3 which Shoots in to the Mis-
souri verry rapid, proceeded on passed a black Bluff on the
N. S. passed the mouth of White River4 on the South Side.
Several Sand bars opposite the mouth So that we could not land
at its mouth the Cap*8 went out in the pearogue for to look of
the White River &. C. the Boat went on above the Sand bars,
where Cap* Clark came to us had killed an Elk. Cap* Lewis
came on board little above a black Bluff, we proceeded on
Cap* Clark went on an Island s. s. covered with Timber red
ceeder & cottonwood and covered all over with fine Grapes. Cap*
Clark killed a Rabbit named the Isd Rabit Island, we pro-
ceeded on till night with a head wind. Camped on the North
Side at a Bluff.5
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night, we set off early this morning, passed a creek on the south side where George Shannon camped six days in a timbered bottom. We call this creek Shannons Creek, which shoots into the Missouri very rapid. Proceeded on, passed a black bluff on the north side, passed the mouth of White River on the south side. Several sand bars opposite the mouth, so that we could not land at its mouth.
The Captains went out in the pirogue to look at the White River, etc. The boat went on above the sand bars, where Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) came to us, having killed an elk. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) came on board a little above a black bluff. We proceeded on. Capt Clark went on an island on the south side, covered with timber—red cedar and cottonwood—and covered all over with fine grapes. Capt Clark killed a rabbit, and named the island Rabbit Island. We proceeded on till night with a head wind. Camped on the north side at a bluff.
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