Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 21, 1806
Mosquitoes plagued the camp through the night. At daybreak one man went out to retrieve the horses but could not find them; several others searched throughout the day without success. Despite the loss, the party launched two canoes and loaded a considerable amount of baggage before making camp. They decided to wait one more day before giving up on the missing horses. Mosquitoes and small flies remained very troublesome, so the men burned dried buffalo dung to create smoke and drive the insects away.
toes troubled us all last night, one man went out at day light for
the horses, but could not find them, then several more men went
out and hunted for them all day & could not find any of them we
got two canoes started & considerable baggage ourselves &
Camped concluded to delay tomorrow for our horses before we
give them out [up], the Musquetoes and Small flyes verry trou-
blesome we made fires of buffaloe dry dung to make Smoaks &.C.
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Mosquitoes troubled us all last night. One man went out at daylight for the horses, but could not find them. Then several more men went out and hunted for them all day and could not find any of them. We got two canoes started and considerable baggage ourselves, and camped. We concluded to delay tomorrow for our horses before we give them up.
The mosquitoes and small flies were very troublesome. We made fires of dry buffalo dung to make smoke, etc.
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