Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 27, 1806
The party traveled a short distance before spotting numerous buffalo and pausing for about an hour to hunt, though they killed nothing. Continuing on, they passed the mouth of the Teton River and rounded the Grand Bend of the Missouri, killing an elk along the way and bringing the meat aboard. In the evening they camped on a large, lightly timbered island with tall grass, where they killed four buffalo from a large herd and saved the best meat. Mosquitoes were extremely troublesome.
and procd on a Short distance Saw a number of buffaloe halted
about one hour to hunt but killed nothing then procd on on passed
the Mouth of Teton river and passing round the grand turn or
grand bend we killed an Elk and took on board all the meat in
the evening we Camped on a large Island3 which was covd with
thin timber and tall grass where we killed 4 out of a large gang [of
buffalo] and Saved the best of the meat, the Musqutoes verry
troublesome indeed.
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and proceeded on a short distance. Saw a number of buffalo. Halted about one hour to hunt but killed nothing, then proceeded on. Passed the mouth of Teton River and, passing round the Grand Turn or Grand Bend, we killed an elk and took on board all the meat. In the evening we camped on a large island, which was covered with thin timber and tall grass, where we killed 4 out of a large gang [of buffalo] and saved the best of the meat. The mosquitoes very troublesome indeed.
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