Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 16, 1806
The expedition encountered several groups of French traders heading upriver. First, eight Frenchmen passed in a pirogue loaded with merchandise bound for the Pawnee Nation on the Platte River. Around noon they met a keelboat owned by Mr. Reubode of St. Louis, captained by his son and bound for the Kansas Nation, along with two canoes of trappers—about 20 Frenchmen total. The officers checked the trader's passport and instructed him not to speak against the U.S. government to Indians. The day was very warm. They passed two French hunters who reported an American boat coming upriver, then camped on the north side after spotting a black bear.
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.
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Soon we met eight Frenchmen with a pirogue loaded with merchandise and bound for the Pawnee Nation on the Platte River. About noon we met a keelboat and 2 canoes. The keelboat belonged to Mr. Reubode of St. Louis, loaded with merchandise and bound for the Kanzas Nation of Indians. This boat was under the charge of Mr. Reubado's son. The 2 canoes were going up to trap and hunt. We delayed about an hour. There were about 20 Frenchmen in the company. Our officers gave instructions to this trader after reading his passport, directing them not to speak against the government of the United States to the Indians as his brothers did to the Otoes last winter. We then proceeded on. The day was very warm indeed.
About 3 P.M. we passed a hunting camp of two Frenchmen. They came out to us with their canoe and informed us that an American boat was on its way coming up some distance below this. We proceeded on until evening and camped on the north side. Saw a black bear which ran into a thicket of bushes.
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