Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 31, 1806
High winds during the night broke one of the expedition's canoes loose from camp. Ordway took another canoe and, with some difficulty, retrieved the drifting canoe and returned it to camp, making for a disagreeable night. The party set out the next morning as usual and rowed hard all day without stopping to cook a meal. Mosquitoes were troublesome. They made camp on the north side of the river.
night and verry high winds caused one of our canoes broke loose
and I took another canoe and to take it back and with Some diffi-
culty goot it back to Camp a verry disagreeable night, we Set
out this morning as usal and roed on hard all this day without
makeing any halt to cook. Musquetoes, where we Camped on N.
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Night and very high winds caused one of our canoes to break loose, and I took another canoe to bring it back, and with some difficulty got it back to camp. A very disagreeable night. We set out this morning as usual and rowed on hard all this day without making any halt to cook. Mosquitoes, where we camped on the north side.
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