Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 25, 1805

2 Inches last night, we Set off eairly. The wind blew from the N.
one of the men caught a beaver last night, we proceeded on
passed high land on N. S. and timbred bottom on S. S. Sailed
Some in a bend of the river, came about 12 miles by 12 oClock.
the perogues could go no further as the wind blew them a head
So that they halted for it to abate on the N. S.2 Cap’ Lewis
myself and 3 more of the party crossed over to the S. Shore to go
up by land to the Mouth of the river Roshjone or Yallow rock
river3 (for observations) we walked along the high bluffs, Saw
a large gang of buffaloe in the bottom, we killed one young one
and took our dinner of it and proceeded on. Cap* Lewis Shot a
goose on hir nest we got 6 eggs out of it, towards evening we
killed 2 cow buffaloe and a calf in a handsom Smoth bottom below
the mouth of Yallow Rock River, we Camped on the bank of
the yallow R. River, about 2 miles above its mouth, little above
the bottom on the Sand beach large & Small cottonwood & arsh
in Sd bottom.