Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 10, 1806
The party spent the day repairing the white pirogue and continuing to dress and smoke their deer skins. Around three in the afternoon they returned the canoes to the river, loaded their gear, and set out about four o'clock. They traveled downriver until dark before making camp on the south side. Mosquitoes were extremely troublesome at the campsite, and the men were unable to get any restful sleep throughout the night because of them.
repairing the white perogue and continued dressing our deer Skins
and Smoaking them, about three P. M. we put the canoes
in the river, and loaded up and about 4 we Set out and procd on
down untill dark and Camped on S* Side1 and the musquetoes
verry troublesome indeed, we could not all this night git a mo-
ment quiet rest for them.
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We repaired the white pirogue and continued dressing our deer skins and smoking them. About three P.M. we put the canoes in the river, loaded up, and about 4 we set out and proceeded on down until dark, then camped on the south side. The mosquitoes were very troublesome indeed; we could not get a moment of quiet rest from them all this night.
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