Historic Diaries: Floyd 1804
June 7, 1804
Editor's Note:
Floyd commented here on more Indian petroglyphs painted and carved in the bluffs. One can still be seen here in Missouri's Katy Trail State Park. When the captains landed to inspect them more closely, they "found the place occupied by a nest of rattlesnakes."
Thursday 7th June 1804
Set out 5 oclock. Came 2 miles. past Som [s]pringe Comes out of Clifts. 2 miles past a Creerk on the N Side Called the River of the Big Devil, one mile past a rock on the N. Side whare the pictures of the Devil and other things. We Kild 3 Rattel Snakes at that Rock. 5 miles to Creek on the N Side Called Good woman Creek. Strong watter. past severall Isd George Druer Kild one Bar [bear]. encampet at the mouth. the Land is Good, well timberd &c.
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