John Ordway: June 26, 1806
The party climbed to the mountaintop where they had cached their baggage on June 17 during their first failed attempt to cross. They found the snow had settled by more than two feet since their previous visit. After repacking, they pushed on through deep snow and in the evening reached a mountainside where the snow had melted, exposing young grass for the horses, and made camp. Shortly after stopping, another Indian joined them to accompany the group across the mountains.
to the top of mountains covred with snow where we had left our
baggage,3 and packed up and proceed on we find the Snow has
Settled a little more than 2 feet Since we left this the other day.
proceeded on thro Snow deep in the evening we Came to the
Side of a mountain where the Snow is melted away and a little
1 “where we had lain the 15th 18th 19th & 20th insts.” Clark. For the loca-
tion see ante, 366, note 1.
2 “Just below the camp of June 16.” Wheeler.
3 On June 17 when the first attempt to recross the mountains had been
abandoned.
370 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [June 27
young grass &C. so we Camped.1 Soon after we Camped an-
other Indn Came up who is going over the mount” with us.
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To the top of the mountains covered with snow, where we had left our baggage, and packed up and proceeded on. We find the snow has settled a little more than 2 feet since we left this place the other day. Proceeded on through deep snow. In the evening we came to the side of a mountain where the snow is melted away and a little young grass &c., so we camped. Soon after we camped, another Indian came up who is going over the mountain with us.
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