A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . t once began lookingfor a suitable tradingpost location. He and athirteen year old boy,Auguste Chouteau, ex-plored on foot the Mis-souri side along theMississippi. A few milesbelow the mouth of theMissouri river Lacledefound an ideal spot. Ithad a good harbor, afine site free from ordi-nary floods, big foresttrees for building andfuel, rich soil for crops,springs for drinkingwater, and an excellentlocation for trading onboth the Missouri andthe Mississippi. Lacle
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . t once began lookingfor a suitable tradingpost location. He and athirteen year old boy,Auguste Chouteau, ex-plored on foot the Mis-souri side along theMississippi. A few milesbelow the mouth of theMissouri river Lacledefound an ideal spot. Ithad a good harbor, afine site free from ordi-nary floods, big foresttrees for building andfuel, rich soil for crops,springs for drinkingwater, and an excellentlocation for trading onboth the Missouri andthe Mississippi. Laclede was delighted. He cut notches insome of the trees to mark the place, and told his young com-panion that when the river was free from ice he would sendhim here with workmen to start building a settlement. Bothreturned to Fort Chartres. Laclede is reported to have said:I have found a situation where I intend establishing a settle-ment which in the future, shall become one of the most beauti-ful cities of the world. Young Chouteau with thirty men crossed the Mississippiin February 1764. They landed on the 14th, and on the 15th. STATUE OF LACLEDE The First Ckntury of Settli:mi:nt, 1700-1804
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