Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 19, 1804

eairly. proceeded on passed a steep clay Bluff on S. S. Some
ceeder on the edge of the Bluffs, a fine Timbered Bottom oppo-
site on N. Side. J° Fields who was with the horse killed a black
tailed Deer & hung it on the Bank, we took it on board, we
landed for Breakfast on N. S. Cap* Clark & 3 men went out
hunting, we proceeded on passed a Timbered Bottom on S. S.
about 11 oC. Cap* Clark Shot a fat Brown Buffalow cow oppo-
site to us on the N. S. a large Gang of them Swam the river near
the Boats we Shot a fat cow likewise & a small Bull, took the
meat & hides on bord the pearogues, we proceeded on under a
fine Sailing Breeze from E. S. E. passed 3 large Creeks (called
the Souix 3 river pass) on N. S. which came in behind an Island2
1 The camp was about three miles above Chamberlain, on the opposite side
of the Missouri.
2 “Called Prospect Island.” Clark. Coues says this was its “present or
recent” name, but that it is also called Laurel Island. It is shown on the
M. R. C. map at the 1,080 mile point. Opposite it (on the east) are the mouths
of Crow and Wolf Creeks, and a mile or two above is the mouth of Campbell
Creek. These three streams constitute Ordway’s “Souix 3 river pass.” Here,
according to Clark, “all nations who meet are at peace with each other.” White-
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(along a Bluff) passed a long Timbered bottom on N. S. passd
a large Creek on S. S. & Camped after Sailing 24 miles on S. S.
above Sd Creek1 Cap* Clark joined us late in the evening had
killed an Elk & a Deer, the men who went with him returned also
much fatigued &.C. Drewyer killed 2 Black tailed Deer on S. S.
near a range of Bluffs &.C.