Journal entry · June 26, 1804
William Clark: June 26, 1804
William Clark · Mouth of the Kansas River, Missouri · Thwaites Vol. 1, pp. 61-63
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): upper junction point of Kansas and Missouri rivers, in KA
June 26th Tuesday 1804 — We Set out early, the river falling a little, the wind from the S. W. Passed the mouth of a Small river on the L. Side above the upper point of a Small Island, called Blue Water River. We Killed a large rattle Snake, Sunning himself in the bank, passed a bad Sand bar, where our tow rope broke twice, & with great exertions, we rowed round it and came to & camped, in the Point above the Kansas [Kanzas] River. I observed a great number of Parrot queets this evening, our Party killed Several Deer to day.
Source: Thwaites, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1904–05). Public domain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
upper junction point of Kansas and Missouri rivers, in KA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 26 to June 28, 1804
About 10.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Mouth of the Kansas River, Missouri in 360°
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