Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 10, 1804
The party reached the Charrotte (Charette) River around 2 o'clock and waited there for the hunters to arrive, suffering from heavy mosquitoes on the northeast side. They observed that the Big Charrotte measured about 100 yards wide at its mouth, with the Little Charrotte joining it some 300 yards away and being 50 yards wide at its mouth. The men were ferried across and the horses swam through rough water. They camped on the Charrotte prairie after traveling 13 miles.
We got to the Charrotte River at 2 Oclock Waited the
Arrival of the hunters there Suffer? by the Musquitoes on
the N. E. Side The Bigg Charrottoe is 100 Y* at the mouth.
The little comus in to it at the Distance of 300 Y* apart
it? Brenth at the mouth is 50 Y* Broad Swem the horses
and ferried the men across had hard watter Camp‘ On the
Charrotte prarie Roe* 13 Miles.
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We got to the Charrotte River (Chariton River) at 2 o'clock and waited for the arrival of the hunters there. We suffered from the mosquitoes on the northeast side. The Big Charrottoe is 100 yards wide at the mouth. The Little comes into it at a distance of 300 yards apart; its breadth at the mouth is 50 yards broad. We swam the horses and ferried the men across; we had rough water. We camped on the Charrotte prairie. Rowed 13 miles.
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