Historic Diaries: Floyd 1804
July 24, 1804
Editor's Note:
Note:This day while waiting for word from the Pawnee and Oto they caught a large white catfish (the first mention of the channel catfish by scientists), from which they named the site White Catfish Camp. Today it is home to the Western Historic Trails Center off I80 a few miles south of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Tuesday July 24th
we mad Larg and Long f[l]ags Staff and Histed it up. Histed ouer Collars [colors] in the morning for the Reseptions of Indians, who we expected Hear when the Rain and wind Came So that we wase forst to takeit down. Sent Some of ouer men out to Hunt Some ore timber for to make Some ores, as the timber of that - Coind [kind] is verry [s]Carse up the River. Continued Showery all day.
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