John Ordway: September 7, 1804

caught by Goodrich last night, we Set off verry eairly. the wind
from N. W. we proceeded on. took breakfast at one of Colters
Camps where he had a coppall of jurk &. C.2 passed a Bottom
prarie Back of which is a round naked high round knobs the
Captains went out to look at it. they returned in a short time &
informed us that it was a curious place as if it had been made
with hands of man.3 Shields killed a prarie dog, which was cooked
for the Capts dinner, the Captains went out with Some men of
the party to See the Ground where those little dogs make their
village & they found more than an acre of Ground covered with
their holes, they attempted to drown Several of them out of
their holes, but they caught but one which they brought in alive,
they are a curious annimal about the Size of a little dog, & of a
grayish coulour resembles them nearly except the tail which is
like a Ground Squirrel, they will Stand on their hind feet & look
&. C. we Camped on the South Side near the Steeple of the
round knob.