Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 24, 1806
The party continued portaging around the Great Falls, hauling wagons loaded with small canoes to the head of the portage. Because the wheels could not support a large canoe, they unloaded it and instead transported the smaller canoes and baggage. After traveling about 8 miles, they stopped to feed the horses and were caught in a heavy rainstorm that turned the plains muddy. They pushed on and camped at Willow Creek, while one wagon carrying a canoe went ahead to the foot of the portage.
waggons to the head of the portage and took on the other Small
canoes we [un]load the other large canoe as our wheels [would]
not bear it. took in the Small ones [and] the baggage and pro-
ceeded on 8 miles halted to baite our horses, had a hard Shower
of rain which rendred the plains verry muddy, we procd to willow
Creek & Campd one waggon went with one canoe to the foot of
the portage &C.
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We took the wagons to the head of the portage and loaded up the other small canoes. We unloaded the other large canoe, as our wheels would not bear it. We took in the small ones and the baggage and proceeded on 8 miles, then halted to feed our horses. We had a hard shower of rain which made the plains very muddy. We proceeded to Willow Creek and camped. One wagon went with one canoe to the foot of the portage, etc.
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