Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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Cl I).- TA . -l[ur(h .3b(,o1ig1ess divides the new i(lllI()l into two parts. The northern (lepartiiieiit is ealled the l)istli(t of Louisiana. and is attached to Indiana. of \lll(ll tien. \. II. lI:tlrism1 is goveriim. .l[ug/ 1/;I.ewis and (,la1l, with 28 men, start from their camp opposite the mouth of the .lissouii. on their expedition to the la(-itie. On their 1et11111. they 1-eat-li St. Louis Septeinher 23, 1806. 1805. By at-t of (ongress the I)ist1-it-t of Louisiana l)((0lll(,S the Territory of Louisiana. and James \illinsm is appointed the first governor. 1807. .Ie1iwethe1 Louis is governor of the Ie1-1-itory of Louisiana. 1808. The Missouri Fur (o1npanV is o1;1ani7.ed at St. Louis by the (houteaus and others. 1809. The .l[i.sso1Iii (}r1.:ette issued at St. Louis by -Ios. (ha1less. 1810. Benjamin Howard. Goe111o1 of Missoiiri. Pioneers oec-iipy the Boonsliek lands. The United States census shows the population of Missouri, 20845. 1812. -[l(II(.;CO11g1(SS -l1anges the name of the Te11-ito1"v of Louis- iana to the T(l1lf0I) of Missouri, the change to take etfetft Decem- her 7. 1812. 1813. Villian1 (.la1l;. (loe1no1 of Blissouri. 1810. The stealners E.1-prwlition, Captain (,rai,:, Jcffer.90n, (aptain ()ut. and the R. .l[. -]07I)I.S())I, Captain Colfax. with nine keel- boats. left St. Louis J11ne 21. 011 the long. arduous. a11d perilous vova;1e to the mouth of the Yellowstone. to ascertain the [)l2l(~ ticability of navigating the Missouri. Ax-(-oiiipaiiyiiig the voy- agers was part of the 5th II. S. Infant1), under eoinniand of Colonel ("ll:lIllI)PlS. The Jm-son sank at (ote-Saus-des-Sans. Smith (alve1-t. then :1. lad. was errand-hov on the steamer I~..rpedi- timz. At ("ow Island. the winter of 1810-20 was passed. In the spring. the steamers ascended the Missouri to (mineil Bltiffs. and here yoiing (alvert was detailed with a part) to emistruet Fort Atkinson. The erew preferred to winter at (ow Island. opposite Iatan. because some eahins were found there. left by (aptain .lartin. . r-ow. found on the island. douhtless left by (aptain Nlartin. gave it the name of (ow Island. John (. .I-Po). late of I"msas titv.