Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 23, 1806
The party set out the previous evening with four horses hauling two canoes—one large, one small—on truck wheels, which repeatedly broke down and caused considerable trouble. Wiser cut his leg badly with a knife and could not walk. Collins went ahead to Willow Creek to hunt fresh meat. Mosquitoes tormented the men and animals, including Lewis's dog Scannon. With much difficulty, they brought the two canoes and much of the baggage to Willow Creek by sunset and camped. Collins killed three buffalo, and other hunters brought in another fat one that evening.
last evening we geered up the 4 horses and Set out with 2 canoes
one large & one Small one the truck wheels which bore the large
canoe broke down often and troubled us much. Wiser cut his
leg with a knife So that he is unable to walk & [it] is a bad wound
Collins went on to willow Creek to kill Some fresh meat for us.
where he “began to scratch his head with his feet”; after vvhieh operation he
s;it down :it the foot of the tree and gave Ieeal an anxious afternoon.
1 The ferocity of the mosquitoes was almost as great as that of the grizzlies.
Lewis notes that his dog, Scannon, •even howls with the torture he experiences
from them.”
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 381
with much difficulty we got the 2 canoes & considerable of bag-
gage to willow Creek about Sunset and Camped. Collins had
killed three buffaloe. Some of the other hunters killed another
fat one this evening.
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Last evening we geared up the 4 horses and set out with 2 canoes, one large and one small. The truck wheels which bore the large canoe broke down often and troubled us much. Wiser cut his leg with a knife, so that he is unable to walk, and it is a bad wound. Collins went on to Willow Creek to kill some fresh meat for us.
With much difficulty we got the 2 canoes and a considerable amount of baggage to Willow Creek about sunset, and camped. Collins had killed three buffalo. Some of the other hunters killed another fat one this evening.
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