Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 9, 1806
The party hunted along the way, with one deer killed and shared as a roasted meal before continuing down the river. Around noon they reached the canoe cache and rejoined the rest of the group that had arrived the previous evening. The cache was opened and found intact, though some tin and nails had been removed from the canoes by Native people. The canoes were raised, dried in the sun, and repaired. Assignments were made: some men would accompany Captain Clark to the Yellowstone River, while Ordway and nine others would take canoes to the Missouri falls and then meet Captain Lewis at Maria's River.
went on at light a head to hunt I and the other man took on
the the horses about 4 miles overtook the hunters who had killd
a deer, we halted and roasted a quarter of it and the Intrals
which we eat and proceeded on down the river about noon we
arived at the canoe deposite joined the party who arived here
last evening and opened our carsh found everry thing in it Safe,
they had killed a deer and one antelope, they raised the canoes
to day found some tin and nails had been taken of[f] them by
the Savages we hailed them out to Sun them we repaired our
canoes &C. the party aranged to go with Cap* Clark to the River
Roshjone [Yellowstone] and also to go down with the canoes. I
go down with 9 more to take the canoes to the falls of the Mis-
sourie then to the forks of Marriah where I expect to join Cap4
Lewis & his party.
CHAPTER XV
Descending the Missouri, July 10 — September 23,
1806
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Went on ahead at light to hunt. I and the other man took the horses on about 4 miles and overtook the hunters, who had killed a deer. We halted and roasted a quarter of it and the entrails, which we ate, and then proceeded on down the river. About noon we arrived at the canoe deposit and joined the party, who had arrived here last evening. We opened our cache and found everything in it safe. They had killed a deer and one antelope. They raised the canoes today and found that some tin and nails had been taken off them by the Indians. We hauled them out to sun them, and we repaired our canoes, etc. The party arranged to go with Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) to the River Roshjone (Yellowstone) and also to go down with the canoes. I go down with 9 more to take the canoes to the Falls of the Missouri, then to the forks of Marriah (Marias), where I expect to join Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and his party.
CHAPTER XV
Descending the Missouri, July 10 — September 23, 1806
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