Historic Diaries: Floyd 1804
July 2, 1804
Editor's Note:
One of the French hired men reported "that the Fench kept their cattle & horses on those Islands at the time they had in this quarter a fort & trading establishment." (Clark's journal). The Kansas Indians had had a town here, near present-day Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in the 1740's and 1750's. The area where they camped on this night is preserved and open to the public on the Fort Leavenworth military reservation.
Monday July 2d
Set out verry early this morning. passed on the Left of the Isd parque &c High butifule Situation. on the South Side the Land indifferent Lands. a Creek Comes in on theN Side called parkques Creek. passed a creek on the N. Side called Turkey Creek. High Landes. came 10 miles. campt on the N Side, on the South Side was a old French fort who had setled hear to protect the Trade of this nation in the valley the Kansas. Had a village between tow pints of High Praria Land, a Handsom Situation for a town
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