Historic Diaries: Floyd 1804
June 26, 1804
Editor's Note:
On this day they reached the site of modern Kansas City, 388 miles above the mouth of the Missouri. Clark noted many Carolina parakeets, a now-extinct species well-known in the southeastern U.S. and Ohio Valley at the time.
Tuesday June 26th
we set out early. proceeded on passed a Island on the South Side. back of this Island a large Creek coms in call'd Blue Water Creek (River Le Bléue). The Hills or High lands on the River which we passed last evening & this morning on L. S. is higher than usial, from 160, to 180 feet. encampt at the mouth of the Kansas River in the pint. it comes in on the Southe Side
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