Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 16, 1806
The party set out after breakfast and made good progress until a strong headwind around noon forced them to halt near the Gates of the Rocky Mountains. Collins killed a large beaver, and the men gathered pitch for the canoes. The wind eased by about 3 P.M., allowing them to push on through the Gates, where they spotted large herds of mountain sheep and elk. Collins shot a fawn elk and two mountain sheep. They continued past Ordway's River and camped on a sand beach on the same side.
breakfast and proceeded on verry well, the wind rose a head and
blew so high about noon that [it] obledged us to lay too near the
gates of the rockey Mountains Collins killed a large beaver we
gathered a little pitch for our canoes &c about 3 P.M. the wind
abated a little and we proced on thro the gates of the mn Saw large
gangs of Mountain Sheep and Elk Collins killed faun Elk and
two Mountain Sheep, we proceeded on below ordways river and
Camped on a Sand beach. Same Side.
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After breakfast we proceeded on very well. The wind rose ahead and blew so high about noon that it obliged us to lay to near the Gates of the Rocky Mountains. Collins killed a large beaver. We gathered a little pitch for our canoes, etc.
About 3 P.M. the wind abated a little and we proceeded on through the Gates of the Mountains. Saw large gangs of mountain sheep and elk. Collins killed a fawn elk and two mountain sheep. We proceeded on below Ordway's River and camped on a sand beach on the same side.
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