Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 18, 1805
The party prepared to portage around the Great Falls. They hid the large pirogue in bushes below camp, covering it with brush and dry wood for safekeeping. Three men were sent to dig a cache on a nearby knob to store heavy items they could spare. Indian trade goods were repacked and baggage moved near camp. Hunters returned with 10 deer and later killed 2 buffalo across the river. Crude wooden wagons were finished. The interpreter's wife was improving. Winds were high from the west. They had traveled 2,580 miles from the Missouri's mouth.
long perogue. we leave [it] in a bunch of bushes below the Camp,
we covered hir over with bushes & dry wood. Secured hir Safe.
3 men Sent to a knob a short distance out to dig a cash or hole to
put a fiew heavey articles in which we can Spare, to deposite at
this place, the day pleasant we repacked the Indian goods &. C.
moved all the baggage near to camp, about 12 oClock the hunters
came in had killed 10 deer but no Elk, in the evening we saw
some buffalow on the opposite Shore. Some of the hunters crossed
and killed 2 of them the little low waggons compleated. all
made of wood & of a ordinary quallity though they may answer
the purpose, the wind high from the West, our Intrepters wife
some what better than She has been for some time past, we are
now 2580J miles from the mouth of the Missourie River.
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long pirogue. We leave it in a bunch of bushes below the camp. We covered her over with bushes and dry wood, and secured her safely. 3 men were sent to a knob a short distance out to dig a cache or hole to put a few heavy articles in which we can spare, to deposit at this place. The day was pleasant. We repacked the Indian goods, etc., and moved all the baggage near to camp.
About 12 o'clock the hunters came in. They had killed 10 deer but no elk. In the evening we saw some buffalo on the opposite shore. Some of the hunters crossed and killed 2 of them. The little low wagons were completed, all made of wood and of an ordinary quality, though they may answer the purpose. The wind was high from the west. Our interpreter's wife is somewhat better than she has been for some time past. We are now 2580 miles from the mouth of the Missouri River.
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