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Journal entry · August 29, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 29, 1806
John Ordway · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
on with small canoes to hunt, about 10 A. M. we set out and
procd on passed the hunters, one of them had killed a deer, we
Still procd on about 3 P. M. we halted and killed Several buf-
faloe and deer, and procd on untill evening and Camped on S. Side
our hunters came up had killed several more buffaloe & deer,
we Save all the buffaloe horns we can find to take to the States
as they would make excelent k[n]ife and fork handles &C. &C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore south of Chamberlain, SD (location uncertain, per NPS)
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