The expedition travels nine miles up the Missouri passing sandbars, shoals, and an abandoned Missouria village. They camp at the mouth of the Grand River where Clark and Lewis climb a hill for the view. They stay up late to take lunar observations.
Missouria Indian
Karl Bodmer (1809–1893)
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library.[1]“Missouri Indianer. Indien Missouri. Missouri Indian; Oto Indianer. Indien Oto. Oto Indian; Chef der Puncas. Chef des Puncas. Chief of the Puncas.” New York Public Library Digital … Continue reading
Abandoned Missouria Village
We Set out early passed a round bend to the S. S. and two Creeks Called the round bend Creeks between those two Creeks and behind a Small willow Island in the bend is a Prarie in which the Missouries [Missourias] Indians once lived and the Spot where 300 [Nicholas Biddle: 200] of them fell a Sacrifise to the fury of the Saukees [Sauks] This nation (Missouries) once the most noumerous nation in this part of the Continent now reduced to about 80 fes. and that fiew under the protection of the Otteaus [Otoes]
—William Clark
Grand River
We proceeded early on our voyage; passed a small creek on the north side in a long bend of the river; and encamped at the mouth of Grand river on the North side. This is as handsome a place as I ever saw in an uncultivated state.
—Patrick Gass
Celestial Observations
Took Some Looner Observations which Kept Cap L. & my Self up untill half past 11 oClock.
—William ClarkObserved time and distance of
from [Spica Virgo symbol]
East.
—Meriwether Lewis
Notes
| ↑1 | “Missouri Indianer. Indien Missouri. Missouri Indian; Oto Indianer. Indien Oto. Oto Indian; Chef der Puncas. Chef des Puncas. Chief of the Puncas.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 11, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-c431-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. |
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