Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 6, 1806
The party traveled their canoes downriver as usual, passing the mouth of 2000 Mile Creek around 10 A.M. High winds forced them to halt for about three hours, during which hunters went out and killed several deer. They then continued on and camped that evening at a large bottom on the south side, where a fat elk and two fat buffalo were killed. The men took the fattest portions of the meat. Game of all kinds was plentiful and notably tame in the area.
our canoes and Set out as usal and procd on about 10 A. M. passd
the m° of 2000 mile Creek.1 the wind rose high So [we] halted,
the hunters went out and killed Several deer, we delayed about
3 hours then proceeded on in the evening we Camped2 at a
large bottom S. Side a fat Elk killd and 2 fat buffaloe we took
Some of the fattest of the meat, the buffaloe Elk and all kinds
of game are pleanty and verry tame &C. &C
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We loaded our canoes and set out as usual, and proceeded on. About 10 A.M. we passed the mouth of 2000 Mile Creek. The wind rose high, so we halted. The hunters went out and killed several deer. We delayed about 3 hours, then proceeded on. In the evening we camped at a large bottom on the south side. A fat elk was killed, and 2 fat buffalo. We took some of the fattest of the meat. The buffalo, elk, and all kinds of game are plentiful and very tame, &c. &c.
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