Journal entry · July 5, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 5, 1806
John Ordway · Ross's Hole, Bitterroot Valley, Montana · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
and Set out to cross the right [Nez Perce] fork of the river which
we found nearly Swimming. proceed on up the river Some dis-
tance crossd the other fork, the hunters killed a deer and a
Mountain Sheep or big horn animel. about noon we halted in a
bottom to dine. Shannon left his tommahawk back where he
killed the deer & went back for it. we delayed about 3 hours
and proceed on over the hills towards evening we came to the
Smooth plains where we saw the 1st flat heads or Tus e paw last
year as we passd down, we Camped on the branch & plain1 the
hunters killed two deer. Shannon joined us with his tomma-
hawk &C.
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