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Journal entry · June 14, 1805

Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 14, 1805

John Ordway · Great Falls of the Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore Missouri River, 3½ mi south Carter, MT

last [night] 2 of them had Sore hands the other Sick, proceeded
on passed a bottom on N. S. where Cap* Lewis & men had
Camped 1 night & killed 2 bears & one Deer & left the Skins &
fat for us to take on board, the 2 men who lay out on that Side
we found here, at breakfast we came up with the other man who
had killed the evening before 2 buffalow & 2 Deer, we proceeded
on passed verry high bluffs on each Side of the River and Several
Islands covered with cotton timber, the current verry rapid all
day. our Intrepters wife verry Sick, one of the men a light feaver.
we Came 10 miles to day through a verry rapid current, and
Camped on the Lard Side at a small bottom of cotton timber.2

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right shore Missouri River, 3½ mi south Carter, MT

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Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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