Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 13, 1806
The party set out as usual and traveled down to their previous year's camp near the Three Forks of the Missouri, reuniting with the horse party who had arrived an hour earlier. After crossing men, baggage, and horses to the south side of the Gallatin River, they dined below the forks. Captain Clark's group then split off to head overland to the Yellowstone River, while Ordway and nine others continued downriver by canoe. Hunters killed several deer, a beaver, and an antelope. Mosquitoes were exceptionally troublesome, and large herds of elk were spotted in the valley.
went on a head, we set out as usal and proceeded on down
passd large timbred bottoms about 12 oClock we arived at our
last years Camp on 27 & 28 July little above the 3 forks joined
the rest of the party with the horses and had got here only one
hour before us. they had killed a deer and one antelope and had
wounded a white bear, we all proceeded to the 3 forks of Mis-
sourie crossed the men & baggage and Swam the horses to all
to the South Side of gallinlines [Gallatin] River where we dined
below the forks the canoe that was a hunting came up they
had killed two deer, we delayed about 2 hours Cap’ Clark &
party leaves us hear to cross over to the River Roshjone.2 So
we parted I and 9 more proceeded on down the river with the
canoes verry well, the wind a head so we halted little before
night. Collins killed 2 large fat bucks and P. Cruzatte killed a
deer & Colter killed a large beaver & good fur though the season
is over for them to have good fur in the Southern parts, the
Musquetoes more troublesome than ever we have seen them be-
fore, the hunters Saw large gangs of Elk in this valley.
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Went ahead. We set out as usual and proceeded on down, passing large timbered bottoms. About 12 o'clock we arrived at our last year's camp of July 27 & 28, a little above the Three Forks, and joined the rest of the party with the horses, who had gotten here only one hour before us. They had killed a deer and one antelope, and had wounded a white bear.
We all proceeded to the Three Forks of Missouri, crossed the men and baggage, and swam all the horses to the south side of Gallinlines (Gallatin) River, where we dined below the forks. The canoe that was out hunting came up; they had killed two deer. We delayed about 2 hours. Capt. Clark and party leave us here to cross over to the River Roshjone.
So we parted, and I and 9 more proceeded on down the river with the canoes very well. The wind was ahead, so we halted a little before night. Collins killed 2 large fat bucks, P. Cruzatte killed a deer, and Colter killed a large beaver with good fur, though the season is over for them to have good fur in the southern parts. The mosquitoes are more troublesome than we have ever seen them before. The hunters saw large gangs of elk in this valley.
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