La Liberté—one of the French engagés—and a Missouria visitor leave to invite the Otoes to a council. Three large catfish are caught, and Pvt. Willard has a bad day. The evening’s camp is west of present Honey Creek, Iowa.
A Messenger to the Otoe Camp
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Missouri River near Omaha, Nebraska
Courtesy U.S. National Park Service.
La Liberté’s Mission
Sent a french man la Liberty [La Liberté] with the Indian to Otteaze [Otoes] Camp to invite the Indians to meet us on the river above—
—William Clark
Willard’s Bad Day
Willard Sent back to last nights Camp for his Tommahawk . . . . Willard lost his rifle in a large Creek Called Boyer N. S. came back for help to find it. the white pearogue went back with him & got out his Rifle, which was sunk deep in the mud
—John Ordway
Three Large Catfish
we Stoped to Dine under Some high Trees near the high land on the L. S. in a fiew minits Cought three verry large Catfish one nearly white, Those fish are in great plenty on the Sides of the river and verry fat, a quart of Oile Came out of the Surpolous fat of one of these fish
—William Clark
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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