Journal entry · April 24, 1805

Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 24, 1805

John Ordway · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 12 mi SW of Williston, ND

from the N. W. so that we had to delay here all this day. we
dryed and aired Some of the loading which had got wet yester-
day. Several of the party went out a hunting, they killed Sev-
eral buffaloe Elk deer &.C. one of them found Several young
wolf papppies and brought them to camp, the wods got on fire.

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left shore, 12 mi SW of Williston, ND

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of April 23 to April 24, 1805

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Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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