Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-15

OnsoM Coussey tsinety-0ne Ysars
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EDgFoR C0UsIna: August % : mon
umsnt Win T. dedicated 1t the grave
q sssgsaat 15oyd soms three miles b.
low Sioux City. Patrick Cos, IN his
Journal q the Rocky Mountains, ays:
"on 1ondAy the 18th Of May, 1901.
10 left DIR establishment at the mouth
of RIVER 0u Bots, or Wood River,
small river that falls into the Missts-
sipi o. the est side shout = mile bolow
The Missouri. and, having crossed the
M1ootooapA, proceeded up the Missouri
on our voyage Of discovery under Capt. /
Clark. Capt. Lewis wa 10 Join us In
two o. three days o. our passage. Our
corps consisted Of f~orty-three mem
twenty.seven regular troops and the
balance citisens employees. We en-
barksd On board . batteau Il long light
bcat) and two portoQue6.
"Wednesday, August IS, l0O4, Cap
tain Clark and ton men OF the party
went 20 MAhA creek To Ash and caught
~ ash Of different kinds. We discov-
cred smoke on the opposite side Of the
river, and four men crossed TO Q Il
any OF the Nahas or Sioux Indians were
there but found none. We STAYED here
until the 20th. Captain Lewis, with
twelve men, went for dsh and took 100,
l67 Of which Were large pike. The fish
here are generally cat, pike. sun and
perch. On the 18th the party who had
oeen sont 10 pursuit OF the man who
had baen absent since the fourth re-
turn0d with him, together with eight
Indians and . Frenchman, but left our
FtonChmAn behind who had gone out to
hunt the horses. On the 10th q coun-
oil w. held with these Indians who de-
olred 70 make peace with oil nations.
This day Sergeant Floyd became very
sick and remained % all night. He
Va sei.ed with : complaint something
like : violent collie.
Monday, August %, Sergeant Floyd
continued very III. We embarked early
and proceeded, having i fair wind and.
dne weather, until 2 O'Clock when We
landed for dinner. Here Sergeant
Floyd died, nOthwithstandine eyerv pos
stble etOrt ri made to save his life.
We then went on 70 high prairie hills
on the north side Of the river about .
mile further on, and there Inferred his
remains In the most decent manner u
circumstances would admit. We then
proceeded q mile. further to another
r1ver on - sane side and encAmped.
Our commanding officers rave It the
na1ne @ t!oyds river to perpetuate the
memory OF the drst man who had fallen
In this important expedition.
Tuesday, August q, eet out early;
pesesd some Handsome pale colored
pl9ue, Willow creek (now Perry creek
~ sno nag SIOUX river on the north
saoo, ano, nav1dg come upwards Of
twensy miies, encamped on the south
sioS
"Weoneeoay, August y, We proceed
. eariy; peeeed bluiks on south side,
whers there 10 copperas, alum, and ore
c.s.r, 49, = ~ passed screek tlowa
side icr Nina a. - msias r,,n: closs =
ths river, whore there are cedar bluffs
@ various cotors. (11his 10 from P0ncs
.cses ssS so~n 'ne r'ver.l Camped on
.sThurn ~. Auouat q Tha rive,
bscomes straighter than We had found
3 Ior 2 treat distance below. Captain
~ ~ ~ q g men silled 2 deeI
on The n0rth side fnrnhnhiv ;,,.t favnnd
~ ateckman fsrmI ths 1870 ~
h-andeomeaf vhich I ~ 80 C.ntair
CIark called Is RnA6aln n..irie vkhiis
here xe eaited two hrrels ~ Rn6aio
meat. AZ s o,clock q ina avenino 81
nroceeded aoma d~istance snd csmnad
a m sonth IA 1o- ~ ~ s;ta =
Ionial.
ssFridav. AnOu.t - !. c,o.av and
rainy Eentain Clsrl var1 10 land
naned Oedar him. nert ~ -srs
k,rninS lIonia v%oicsnn1 Hera - so.,rS
minerHi snhsfancse - ve.;c.," kirds
Captain Clark came In, having killed
~ eik e : lawn. Passed . creek
o..sS, n''e o'ouo creek tnoW Lime
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