Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 25, 1805
The party set off early after two inches of snow fell overnight, with a north wind hampering progress. One man had caught a beaver. After traveling about 12 miles, the pirogues halted on the north shore as the wind grew too strong. Captain Lewis, Ordway, and three others crossed to the south shore to proceed overland to the mouth of the Yellowstone River for observations. Along the way they killed a young buffalo for dinner, took six eggs from a goose nest, and later killed two cow buffalo and a calf. They camped on the Yellowstone's bank about two miles above its mouth.
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.
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2 inches last night. We set off early. The wind blew from the N. One of the men caught a beaver last night. We proceeded on, passed high land on the N. side and timbered bottom on the S. side. Sailed some in a bend of the river, came about 12 miles by 12 o'clock. The pirogues could go no further as the wind blew them ahead, so they halted for it to abate on the N. side.
Capt Lewis (Capt. 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 Yellow Rock River (for observations). We walked along the high bluffs and saw a large herd of buffalo in the bottom. We killed one young one and took our dinner of it, and proceeded on. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) shot a goose on her nest, and we got 6 eggs out of it. Towards evening we killed 2 cow buffalo and a calf in a handsome smooth bottom below the mouth of Yellow Rock River. We camped on the bank of the Yellow Rock River, about 2 miles above its mouth, a little above the bottom on the sand beach. Large and small cottonwood and ash were in said bottom.
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