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Journal entry · June 13, 1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 13, 1806
John Ordway · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): near east Nez Perce village of 1805, ID
eairly from Camp a hunting about noon R. Fields and willard
set out to go on about 10 miles a head and hunt at a small prarie
untill we come up. our hunters all came in this afternoon and
eight of them had killed each a deer Gibson Shields Shannon
1 On the Weippe Prairie, some miles north of Lolo Fork, or Collins Creek,
near the source of Jim Ford Creek and not far from the town of Weippe. For
a recent description of the locality and the camping ground of the explorers see
Wheeler, II, 278-80.
366 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [June 14
Collins J° Fields Drewyer Labuche and [blank space in Ms.] all
the meat except Labuches was brought in & that the ravens &
buzzards eat while he was hunting a little more after killing it-
one of the other hunters Colter killed a large crain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
near east Nez Perce village of 1805, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 10 to June 14, 1806
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Weippe Prairie (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.1 mi
- Weippe Discovery Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.0 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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