Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 19, 1806
The expedition continued downriver at a rapid pace, soon passing the mouth of the Mine River. Although they spotted numerous turkeys, the party was eager to keep moving and did not stop to hunt. They did gather ripe pawpaws, a fruit plentiful in the bottomlands and favored by the men. In the afternoon, a hunter killed a deer. Late in the evening, the group reached the mouth of the Osage River and made camp, having traveled 84 miles over the course of the day.
procd on Soon passed the mouth of Mine River. Saw a number
of Turkeys but we being anxious to git down do not detain to
hunt, gathered Some pappaws which our party are fond of and
are a kind of fruit which abound in these bottoms and are now
ripe, in the afternoon one of the hunters killed a deer, late in the
evening we arived at the Mouth of Osage River & Camped having
made 84 miles this day.3
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Proceeded on. Soon passed the mouth of Mine River. Saw a number of turkeys, but as we were anxious to get down, we did not stop to hunt. Gathered some pawpaws, which our party is fond of and which are a kind of fruit that grows abundantly in these bottoms and are now ripe. In the afternoon one of the hunters killed a deer. Late in the evening we arrived at the mouth of Osage River and camped, having made 84 miles this day.
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