An early expedition led by Robert Stuart from 1812 to 1813 proved the Platte impossible to navigate by the dugout canoes they used, let alone the large sidewheelers and sternwheelers that would later ply the Missouri in increasing numbers.
Unha temperá expedición dirixida por Robert Stuart (1812-1813) probou que no Platte era imposible navegar cos caiucos que usaban, por non falar dos grandes vapores de roda e barcos a vapor que logo sucarían o Missouri en número crecente.