Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 3, 1806

ties Set out about one time. Capts Lewis & Clark parted here
with their parties & proceed on I with Cap* Clark up the flat head
River.1 we kept up the west side as it is too high at this time to
cross, we are now on our way to the head of the Missourie. we
wrode fast & crossed a number of large creeks in which is beaver
dams S:C. about noon we halted to dine at a branch and bottom
of fine feed white clover &C. proceeded on the plains partly
covd with pitch pine timber. Saw a number of deer, in the
evening we Camped at a bottom2 having made 35 miles in 10
hours this day. one of the hunters killed a deer this evening.