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Journal entry · April 17, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 17, 1805
John Ordway · Missouri River near Little Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Little Missouri
Set off eairly. Some of the men caught 2 beaver and Several
Small fish, a fair wind we sailed on Saw large gangs of buf-
faloe on Side hills s. s. proceeded on passed a beautiful plain
on the N. S. passed Several bottoms on each Side of the River.
abl 1 oClock we halted to dine Saw a gang of buffaloe Swimming
River, one of the hunters killed one Cap* Lewis killed one large
one in a fiew minutes they being poor we took only the tongues
of them Saw Several gangs of Elk on each Side of the river,
late in the afternoon we saw a gang of buffaloe on S. S. R. Potts
killed one of them, passed Several runs in the course of the day.
& red hills on each Side and high raged hills which are rough
barron broken & Steep. Came 26 miles this day. by Sailing &. C.
Camped on a large Sand beach s. s. one of the men caught a
nomber of Small cat fish in the river.
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right shore, 16 mi ESE of Williston, ND
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About 24.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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