Journal entry · June 15, 1804
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 15, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Jefferson City area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Jefferson City area
Got on our way at the willow prarie the wind S. E. fresh
We Crouded Sail and Sail’ 16 miles Camp‘ at the Indian
Settlement nam‘ little Zoe [Sioux] prarie the hunters met us
with four bears And three deer the party drank a Drachm of
whisky and Roe on.
Sater?’ 16%
Got on our way at the little town Zoe peraraie this perara
is Extencive from the Banks of the River Runs a Vast num-
ber of miles from the River back the Wind Rose we Sail‘ ro
Miles Got in Strong water In the Evening towe‘ the boat
by cutting the timber off the Banks Got on successfully
Camp‘ at the Riffel Island whare the water Roll’ over in
Quicksand,
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore NE of Malta Bend, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 13.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Van Meter State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.3 mi
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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