Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 27, 1805
The party loaded the pirogues and departed around 9 a.m., passing a beautiful level plain between the Missouri and Yellowstone (Roshjone) Rivers. Around midday, strong northwest winds kicked up so much sand from the sandbars that they were forced to halt near 1 p.m. on the north side, stopping in a bottom of scattered timber. By 4 p.m. the wind eased and they continued upriver until dusk, camping in a small-timbered bottom on the north side. They covered only about 10 miles against a swift current.
aranged our loading in the perogues and Set off about 9 o. Clock,
proceeded on passed a beautiful level plain which lay between
the River Missourie & River Roshjone, about 12 oC. the wind
rose So high from the N. W. and the Sand flew so thick from the
sand bars that we halted about 1 oClock, to wait untill the wind
abates, at a bottom of large scatering timber on the N. S. about
4 oClock the wind abated So that we proceeded on till dusk, and
Camped at a bottom covered with Small timber on the N. S.1
came only about 10 miles to day. the current Swift.
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We arranged our loading in the pirogues and set off about 9 o'clock. We proceeded on and passed a beautiful level plain which lay between the River Missourie (Missouri) and River Roshjone (Yellowstone). About 12 o'clock the wind rose so high from the northwest and the sand flew so thick from the sandbars that we halted about 1 o'clock to wait until the wind abated, at a bottom of large scattered timber on the north side.
About 4 o'clock the wind abated so that we proceeded on until dusk, and camped at a bottom covered with small timber on the north side. We came only about 10 miles today. The current was swift.
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