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Journal entry · July 9, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 9, 1806
John Ordway · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
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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The NPS atlas for this night
Fortunate Camp, just south of Clark Canyon Dam, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 8 to July 9, 1806
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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