Missouri River approaching St. Louis — John Ordway: September 21, 1806
The expedition continued downriver, passing scattered houses along the shores and meeting many Indians traveling upriver in canoes. Settlers they encountered were astonished to see them, having been told over a year ago that the party was dead. By evening they reached St. Charles, fired three rounds in salute, and camped at the lower end of town. Townspeople gathered on the bank in disbelief, as they too had presumed the men dead and forgotten. Most of the party found lodging and refreshments in town. A hard rain began late that evening and continued through the night.
procd on passed the Scattering houses along the Shores met a
great number of Indians in canoes mooving up the River, the
people of the Settlements were makeing inqueries of us & were
Surprized to See us as they Said we had been given out for dead
1 In Carroll County, Mo., four miles above the mouth of Grand River.
2 “nearly opposit to the enterance of Mine river.” Clark.
3 From the mouth of Mine River to the mouth of Osage River; the distance
as shown on the M. R. C. map is about seventv miles.
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labove a year ago. towards evening we arived at S* Charles
fired three rounds and Camped at the lower end of the Town,
the people of the Town gathered on the bank and could hardly
believe that it was us for they had heard and had believed that
we were all dead and were forgotten, the most of the party got
quarters in Town and refreshments, late in the evening hard
rain commend and continued hard during the night.
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Proceeded on, passed the scattered houses along the shores. Met a great number of Indians in canoes moving up the river. The people of the settlements were making inquiries of us and were surprised to see us, as they said we had been given out for dead above a year ago. Towards evening we arrived at St. Charles, fired three rounds, and camped at the lower end of the town.
The people of the town gathered on the bank and could hardly believe that it was us, for they had heard and had believed that we were all dead and were forgotten. Most of the party got quarters in town and refreshments. Late in the evening a hard rain commenced and continued hard during the night.
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