Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 13, 1806

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.