Journal entry · July 24, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 24, 1806
John Ordway · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Great Falls 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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