Mouth of Kansas River
Recorded by William Clark, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway, Charles Floyd, Patrick Gass
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Mouth of Kansas River in 360°
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The journal entries written here
June 1804
Jun 27
Clark: June 27, 1804
William Clark
“June 27th, Wednesday a fair warm morning, the river rose a little last night. we determin to delay at this Place three…”
Jun 27
Mouth of Kansas River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 27, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“halted at the river de Caugh Meassur? the Breadth of it is 230^4; Y?" a little farder is four hundred D? the…”
Jun 27
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 27, 1804
John Ordway
“cutting the Timber off a cross the point & made a Hadge a cross of the Timber & bushes to answer as…”
Jun 28
Clark: June 28, 1804
William Clark
“28 June Thursday took equal altitudes &c. &c. &c. & varaitian of the Compass repaired the Perogue Cleaned out the Boat Suned…”
Jun 28
Mouth of Kansas River — Charles Floyd: June 28, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Lay By all that Day the Kansas River is 200 30} Yards wide at the mouth the Land is Good on Booth…”
Jun 28
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 28, 1804
John Ordway
“I went out hunting. 1 miles & passed a fine Spring Running from under the hills I drank hearty of the water…”
Jun 28
Mouth of Kansas River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 28, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“halted at the river de Caugh Méeassur! the Breadth of it is 230% Ya little farder is four hundred D? the hunters…”
Jun 29
Clark: June 29, 1804
William Clark
“29th of June 1804, Set out from the Kansas river 1/2 past 4 oClock, proceeded on passed a Small run on the…”
Jun 29
Mouth of Kansas River — Charles Floyd: June 29, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out at Half past 4 oclock P. m. from the Kansas River proseeded on passed a run on the South Side,…”
Jun 29
Mouth of Kansas River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Reste? Untill 4 Oclock p.M_ Starte on our journey Roe* five 5 miles Camp‘ at woolf Creek. Saterday 30 Got on our…”
Jun 29
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 29, 1804
John Ordway
“last night, the Captains engaged taking observations &C. a Court martial1 held &.C. we set out from the Kansas River at half…”
Jun 30
Clark: June 30, 1804
William Clark
“30th June, Set out verry early this Morng Saw a verry large wolf on the Sand bar this morning walking near a…”
Jun 30
Mouth of Kansas River — Charles Floyd: June 30, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out verry early this morning Saw a wolf on the Sind Bare passed the Littel River platte on the N. Side…”
Jun 30
Mouth of Kansas River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Got on our way [MS. torn] Island oposite the [MS. torn] Wind Rose Sail? [MS. torn] Lat 38, 31, 13 N. Wend…”
Jun 30
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 30, 1804
John Ordway
“a verry large woolf on the sand beach this morning at 10 miles from or above the Kansis passed the mouth of…”
Jun 30
Mouth of Kansas River — Patrick Gass: June 30, 1804
Patrick Gass
“voyage; found high land on both sides of the river; and passed a large creek on the north side, called Platt, fifty…”
September 1806
Sep 15
Clark: September 15, 1806
William Clark
“Monday 15th of September 1806 we set out early with a Stiff Breeze a head saw Several deer Swiming the river soon…”
Sep 15
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 15, 1806
John Ordway
“and procd on the wind a head as usal. our hunters shot a buck Elk from their canoe on the lower point…”
Sep 15
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 15, 1806
Patrick Gass
“early. Ina short time we killed a fine large elk; at 11 o’clock passed the Kanzon river, and encamped at sunset.”
Analyses set at this place
June 27, 1804 Fortifying the Point: Three Views from the Kansas Confluence
June 28, 1804 At the Mouth of the Kansas: Four Pens, One Encampment
June 29, 1804 Discipline and a Near Disaster at the Kansas
June 30, 1804 A Broken Mast and a Country Skipping with Deer
September 15, 1806 Pawpaws, an Elk, and a Commanding Hill: Three Views of the Kansas River Mouth
