Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 18, 1806
The party departed early after parting with McLanen, having received a keg of corn from him. They soon passed the mouth of the Grand River and caught up with their hunters, who had killed nothing. Rather than stopping to hunt, they pressed on throughout the day, spotting a few turkeys along the way. The men gathered pawpaws, a fruit popular with the group. They made camp for the night on an island.
McLanen a kegg of corn, took our leave of him & his party and
Set out eairly and proceeded on Soon passd the Mouth of Grand
river. Soon after we overtook our hunters they had killed noth-
ing So we procd on all day without detaining to hunt Saw a fiew
Turkeys gathered Some pappaws which the party in general are
fond of. in the evening we Camped on an Island.2
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McLanen gave us a keg of corn. We took our leave of him and his party and set out early and proceeded on. Soon we passed the mouth of Grand River. Soon after, we overtook our hunters; they had killed nothing, so we proceeded on all day without stopping to hunt. We saw a few turkeys and gathered some pawpaws, which the party in general are fond of. In the evening we camped on an island.
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