Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 1, 1806
A productive hunting day along the river. Around 9 a.m., Drewyer and Captain Lewis shot a brown bear swimming in the water and hauled it aboard. Colter killed a beaver, and the party took a buck elk near noon, saving the hide and best meat. By 2 p.m. they stopped at some old Indian lodges on the south side to dry deer and mountain sheep skins that were spoiling from prolonged wet weather. A large white bear approached camp and was shot for its skin and oil. Hunters also took four deer and another beaver.
on about 9 A M a Brown bear [was seen swimming the river]
and Drewyer and Cap* Lewis killed it we took it on board and
procd on Colter killed a beaver Shortly after about noon about
noon we killed a buck Elk Saved the hide and the best of the
meat, about 2 P. M. we halted at Some old Ind* lodges on S.
Side, here we delayd this afternoon3 to dry our deer Skins
Mountn Sheep Skins &.C. which were near Spoiling as the weather
has been Some time wet. about 3 P. M. a large white bear ap-
proached our Camp as Soon as he discovred us Stood up on his
hind feed and looked at us. Some of the hunters Shot him down,
for the Skin & oil. the other hunters killd four deer and a beaver
this afternoon.
1 Today’s camp w;is on the site of that of fourteen months earlier. May 29,
1805. II was al the nioulli of Arrow River, on the boundary between Chouteau
and Fergus counties.
2 Eight miles below the mouth of North Mountain (modern Rocky) Creek.
Lewis.
8 This camp was in Dawson County about fifteen miles below the mouth
of Musselshell River.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 385
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About 9 A.M. a brown bear [was seen swimming the river] and Drewyer and Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) killed it. We took it on board and proceeded on. Colter killed a beaver shortly after. About noon we killed a buck elk, saved the hide and the best of the meat. About 2 P.M. we halted at some old Indian lodges on the south side. Here we delayed this afternoon to dry our deer skins, mountain sheep skins, etc., which were nearly spoiling as the weather has been wet for some time. About 3 P.M. a large white bear approached our camp. As soon as he discovered us, he stood up on his hind feet and looked at us. Some of the hunters shot him down for the skin and oil. The other hunters killed four deer and a beaver this afternoon.
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