Journal entry · September 2, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 2, 1806
John Ordway · Missouri River through Dakota territory · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Niobrara River
procd on passed the mouth of River Jaque [James]. Saw gangs
of Elk got Some good pipe clay about 11 A. M. the wind rose
1 The camp was in southern Charles Mix County, S. Dak., a few miles above
the mouth of Chouteau Creek. Clark says it was on “no preserve Island,”
a little below the encampment of Sept. 5, 1804.
396 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Sept. 3
so high a head that it detained us untill towards evening, the
hunters killed two buffaloe and 2 Turkeys The Musquetoes so
troublesome that we mooved down a short distance and Camped
on a sand beach for the night.
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The NPS atlas for this night
bar, 9 mi east of Yankton, SD
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Missouri River near Niobrara River in 360°
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