Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 29, 1806

and proceeded on fast Saw large gangs of buffal9 and Elk. R.
Frazer killed an Elk. we took the hide and Some of the meat
about 11 A. M. we entered the high clay broken country white
clay hills and the the white walls resembling ancient towns &
buildings &C. Saw a flock of big horn or Ibex on the top of those
walls, we halted and the 2 Fields killed two large Rams which
1 About fifteen miles, according to Lewis, below the mouth of Marias River.
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had large horns. Cap* Lewis had them Scallintinized [skeleton-
ized] and all the bones & horns as well as the Skin [preserved] to
take to the Seat of government, we dined and procd on passing
the white pleasant walls and Stone wall Creek and on our way
this after noon we killed Seven more Ibex along these clay &
Stone hills and knobs, where these animels live generally. Cap1
Lewis had two of the femail Scallintineized also, we had a Shower
of rain. Saw buffaloe &C. &C.1