Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 30, 1805

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.