John Ordway: July 25, 1806
The party established a camp at Portage Creek, leaving two men behind—one to cook and one to hunt—before returning to Willow Creek. Heavy rain began around noon and continued through the day, but the men pressed on with their difficult portage work, frequently stopping to help horses through deep mud. Reaching Portage Creek by evening, they camped without shelter in a downpour; some men flipped a canoe to sleep under while others sat by fires as water ran beneath them. Collins killed a buffalo and a badger.
other men returning, we formed a Camp at portage Creek left
2 men one to Cook & one to hunt and returnd to willow Creek hard
rain comd about noon and continued the remainder part of the
day, but did not Stop us from our urgent labours, halted as
much as we were able to help the horses as the place [is] so amaze-
ing muddy & bad. in the evening we got to portage Creek and
Camped, rained verry hard and we having no Shelter Some of
the men and myself turned over a canoe & lay under it others
Set up by the fires, the water run under us and the ground was
covred with water, the portage River raises fast Collins killed
a buffaloe and a brarow [badger].
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The other men returning, we formed a camp at Portage Creek, left 2 men—one to cook and one to hunt—and returned to Willow Creek. Hard rain commenced about noon and continued the remainder part of the day, but did not stop us from our urgent labors. We halted as much as we were able to help the horses, as the place is so amazingly muddy and bad. In the evening we got to Portage Creek and camped. It rained very hard, and we having no shelter, some of the men and myself turned over a canoe and lay under it; others sat up by the fires. The water ran under us and the ground was covered with water. The Portage River rises fast. Collins killed a buffalo and a brarow (badger).
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