Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 16, 1806

Soon met eight frenchman with a perogue loaded with marchan-
dize and bound for the Panies Nation on River platte. about
noon we met a keel Boat and 2 canoes the keel Boat belonged to
Mr Reubode of S* Louis loaded with marchandize and bound for
the Kanzas Nation of Indians, this boat was under the charge of
Mr Reubados Son.1 the 2 Canoes were going up trapping and
hunting we delayed about an hour, their was about 20 french-
man in Company, our officers gave instructions to this trador
after reading his passport directing them not to speak against
the government of the United States to the Indians as his broth-
ers did to the Zotoes last winter, we then procd on the day verry
warm indeed, about 3 P. M. we passd a hunting Camp of two
frenchman they came out to us with their canoe to us they in-
formed us that an american Boat was on their way coming up
Some distance below this, we procd on untill evening and Camped
on the N. Side. Saw a black bear which run [into] a thicket of
bushes.