Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 12, 1806
The party split up wood for paddles in the morning and set out down the river, traveling swiftly. Captain Clark's canoe was driven to shore by wind under some tree tops and nearly filled with water; Clark fired two signal shots, prompting the other canoes ahead to halt and come to his aid, freeing him safely. Around 2 P.M. they stopped to dine at the mouth of Fields Creek, where hunters killed a deer and a beaver. They camped near sunset after passing through a gap in the mountains, and Collins killed two more beaver that evening.
here last year we Split up this morning for paddles, &C. Set out as
usal and proceed on down the river fast the canoe Cap* Clark
1 An agreeable contrast to the painful ascent of the summer before. Three
Thousand Mile Island is no longer in existence. Its site, about midway between
the Beaver Head and the town of Dillon, had been passed on Aug. 11, 1805.
2 On the old camping ground of Aug. 6, 1805.
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was in got drove to shore by the wind under some tops of trees
and was near being filled with water. Cap* Clark fired 2 guns as
a signal for help I and the other canoes which was a head halted
and went to their assistance they soon got him safe off about
2 P. M. we halted to dine at the mouth of R. Fields Creek the
hunters killed one deer and one beaver, we dined and proceeded
on down the little gape of the mount and Camped1 about Sunset
Collins killed two beaver this evening.
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Here last year we split up this morning for paddles, etc. Set out as usual and proceeded on down the river fast. The canoe Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) was in got driven to shore by the wind under some tops of trees and was nearly filled with water. Capt. Clark fired 2 guns as a signal for help. I and the other canoes, which were ahead, halted and went to their assistance. They soon got him safely off.
About 2 P.M. we halted to dine at the mouth of R. Fields Creek. The hunters killed one deer and one beaver. We dined and proceeded on down the little gap of the mountain and camped about sunset. Collins killed two beaver this evening.
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