John Ordway: April 18, 1805

off eairly. Some of the men who Set traps for beaver last night
they caught only one beaver & that in 2 traps by one hind foot
and one fore foot, they [it] belonged to 2 owners, they had
Some difference which had the best rite to it. proceeded on a
Short distance one of the men killed a goose in the river, the
wind from the West, proceeded on passed high hills on each side
of the River. Saw a gang of buffaloe on the hills on S. S. and a
gang of Elk in a handsom [bottom] covered with c. w. timber on
the N. S. one of the men wounded one of them another man
killed another goose. The wind Shifted in to the N. W. and
blew hard against us. Saw a nomber of bald Eagles in Sd bottom
1 In McKenzie County, probably above the mouth of Beaver Creek. White
Earth River, in Mountrail County, was passed during the day.
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one of them had a nest in a low tree one of the men clumb up
and got 2 Eggs (all there was.) The wind rose so high that we
could not go with the cannoes without filling them with water,
detained us about 3 hours, one man killed another goose Scan-
non b. out.1 we then proceeded on. Cap* Clark who walked
on Shore killed one Elk and one deer which we halted & took
them on board, came about 15 miles to day and camped at a
bottom covered with cottonwood and arsh Elm also timber on
N. S. the river has been verry crooked and bearing towards the
South the most of the day. the Game is gitting pleantyier every
day.