Journal entry · July 27, 1806
John Ordway: July 27, 1806
John Ordway · Great Falls Portage · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Great Falls Portage
lard Set out with the 4 horses crossed the river to the N. Side to
take them down to the Mouth of Morriah [Marias] to back
[pack] the meat while we lay their, as we expect to arive their be-
fore Cap* Lewis & party, we hailed out the white perogue out
of the bushes and repaired hir. about 12 we loaded and Set out
382 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [July 28
with the white perogue and the 5 canoes. procd on down the
rapid water fast. Camped on S. Side at large gange of buffaloe
the hunters killed in a fiew minutes 5 buffaloe Some of which was
fat, and one deer. And R. Frazer killed one buffaloe with his
musquet &C.
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