Council Bluffs (historical), near Fort Calhoun, NE — Oto/Missouri council site
Recorded by John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Charles Floyd, William Clark
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Council Bluffs (historical), near Fort Calhoun, NE — Oto/Missouri council site in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
The journal entries written here
August 1804
Aug 3
John Ordway: August 3, 1804
John Ordway
“ing the two Captains held a Counsel With the Zottous Indians & made 6 Chiefs under the american government, they all Reed…”
Aug 3
Patrick Gass: August 3, 1804
Patrick Gass
“council with the Indians, who appeared well pleased with the change of government, and what had been done for them. Six of…”
Aug 3
Charles Floyd: August 3, 1804
Charles Floyd
“the Council was held and all partes was agreed the Cap- tens Give them meney presentes thes is the ottoe and the…”
September 1806
Sep 7
Clark: September 7, 1806
William Clark
“Sunday 7th September 1806 as we were doubtfull that the two fieldses were behind I derected Sergt. Ordway with 4 men to…”
Sep 7
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 7, 1806
John Ordway
“eairly leaving me with my canoe to wait for the [hunters] we waited untill ab* 10 A. M. then hearing a blunderbuss…”
Sep 7
Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 7, 1806
Patrick Gass
“not having come in we left a canoe, with directions to wait till 12 o’clock for them; and proceeded on. About 9…”
