Journal Entry

Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 22, 1806

July 22, 1806
John Ordway Great Falls Portage Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

turned out in different directions in Search of our 4 horses about
noon they were found at the grand falls of Missourie and we
tackled up the horses and set out with 2 canoes part of the men
not returnd from hunting the horses, we proced about 5 miles miles
then our extletree broke down and we had to turn back with our
truck wheels leaving a man to take care of the baggage &C. we
made another extletree and Started with 2 more canoes & Camped
Some of the men came in from hunting the horses had killed
three buffaloe and one goat or antelope.

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