Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 5, 1806
The party waited until noon for hunters Colter and Collins, along with the two Field brothers, who had been sent ahead. Uncertain whether the men were ahead or behind, they pushed on, passing large herds of buffalo and killing a fat cow for meat. They camped on a high sand beach in the evening. After dark, a violent thunderstorm with strong wind and rain struck, nearly filling the canoes and forcing the men to unload them, while blowing sand cut their faces.
Colter and Collins the 2 Fields Sent on a head to hunt, we wait-
1 Both Lewis and Gass, on the contrary, say but few buffalo were seen this
day.
2 Two miles above the site of the camp of May 12, 1805. The camp was
in Valley County, approximately midway between the mouths of Musselshell
River and Big Dry Creek.
s The party had passed during the day the mouths of Big Dry Creek and
Milk River, and encamped about fifteen miles below the mouth of the latter
stream.
386 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Aug. 6
ed untill 12 oClock and as we are not certain but what Colter and
Collins is a head So we Set out and procd on Saw large gangs of
buffaloe we killed a fat cow and took the best of the meat and
procd on untill evening and Camped on a high sand beach a
little after dark came up a hard Thunder Shower of wind and rain
and nearly filled our canoes, So that we had to unload them, the
Sand flew So that we could Scarsely see & cut our faces by the
force of the wind.
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Colter and Collins, the two Fields, sent ahead to hunt. We waited until 12 o'clock, and as we are not certain whether Colter and Collins are ahead, we set out and proceeded on. Saw large herds of buffalo. We killed a fat cow and took the best of the meat, and proceeded on until evening, and camped on a high sand beach.
A little after dark, a hard thunder shower of wind and rain came up and nearly filled our canoes, so that we had to unload them. The sand flew so much that we could scarcely see, and it cut our faces by the force of the wind.
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