Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 19, 1805
On a windy day with strong northwesterly gusts, the party focused on logistical tasks around the Great Falls of the Missouri. Men were sent across the river to retrieve meat from a kill made the previous night, using a canoe kept on hand for crossings. Three hunters were ferried over and dispatched upstream to the head of the falls, heading for the Medicine River on the north side. The rest of the group began preparations to move their goods and baggage.
men Sent over the River for the meat which was killed last night,
three hunters sent up to the head of the falls to a river called
Medicine River1 on the N. Side, we Set them across here in a
canoe, we kept a canoe to cross the River in. the wind verry high
from N. W. we prepare to move the Goods & baggage &. C.
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Men were sent across the river for the meat which was killed last night. Three hunters were sent up to the head of the falls to a river called Medicine River on the north side. We set them across here in a canoe, and we kept a canoe to cross the river in. The wind was very high from the northwest. We prepared to move the goods and baggage, etc.
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