Journal entry · April 30, 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 30, 1805
John Ordway · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 1½ mi SE of Brockton, MT
eairly. proceeded on Saw large gangs of buffaloe Swimming the
River just before our cannoes & we would not Shoot them as we
had meat enofe on board, passed high rough hills on s. s. the
wind blew from the N. proceeded on verry well, towards even-
ing, one of the men Shot a verry large beaver & a Goose in the
edge of the River, that would have weighed 70 or 80 pounds, it
had large young ones in it. Cap1 Lewis killed an Elk in a bottom on
the N. S. Came 24. miles to day. & Camped on a large Sand
beach on the N. Side.2 Some men went for the meat with Cap1
Lewis, we Sailed a little in the bends of the River this afternoon.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 1½ mi SE of Brockton, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 23.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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