Journal entry · September 15, 1804
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 15, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near White River · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 1 mi S of Oacoma, SD
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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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 1 mi S of Oacoma, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 9.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark I-90 Information Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.2 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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