Journal entry · June 10, 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 10, 1805
John Ordway · Marias River decision camp · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Marias River decision camp
men employed makeing a towing line for the white perogue. we
burryed a canister of powder & Some led &.C. in the point, we
hailed out our largest perogue in the middle of an Island in the
North fork opposite the point, and made hir fast between Some
trees, & branded Several trees to prevent the Savages from dis-
turbing hir the blacksmiths fixed up their bellowes & repaired
the air gun & Several other fire arms. The canoe calked, the
Baggage aranged & loaded the crafts, about 4 oClock P.M. we
had a light Shower of rain which lasted about an hour, high
wind, the evening pleasant Cap* Lewis concludes to go on
with a fiew men to the South Mountain & See the course of the
River &.C.1 Sah-cah-gah our Indian woman verry Sick & was
bled.
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on the point/junction between the Marias and Missouri Rivers
NPS campsite reconstruction (Harlan) · Camp of June 3 to June 11, 1805
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