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Journal entry · June 24, 1806

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 24, 1806

John Ordway · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

The place today: Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

on our homeward bound journey again proceed on to Collinses
Creek the three guides with us. the other 2 Indians who we lift
here is gone on and 4 of our men went on after them, we dined
and proceeded on towards evening we arived at a Small prarie
on a branch of Collinses Creek1 where the two Indn and our men
except 2 were waiting for us. the other 2 had gone on to hunt,
the men who Stayed with the Indians had killed one deer.

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