Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: June 30, 1806
The party traveled along Lolo Creek over muddy roads and rough hills, stopping at noon at a familiar dining spot from the previous September. Hunters had a productive day: Reuben Fields killed a deer near the hot springs, Shields killed two deer, and Drouillard killed three. Riding quickly through the afternoon, the group reached Travelers' Rest by sunset, the same site they had camped at on September 9-10 the year before. They planned to stay two or three days to rest the horses and hunt. Mosquitoes were very troublesome.
as usal R. Fields killed a deer near the hot Springs in Scite of
the Camp, two hunters went on a head, we Set out proceed on
a a muddy bad road down the creek [Lolo Creek] & over bad hills
&C. about noon we halted to dine [where we had dined] 12th
Sep1 last Shields killed a deer, we dined and proceed on took
the meat of a deer which the hunters had killed. Shields killed
another deer. proceed on to the bottoms or plains of travvellers
rest creek Drewyer had killed three deer, we wrode fast untill
about Sunset at which time we arived at travvellers rest where
we Camped the 9th & 10th of Sep* last, we Camped here1 in order
to Stay 2 or 3 days to refresh our horses and kill Some meat &C.
the Musquetoes verry troublesome here.
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As usual, R. Fields killed a deer near the hot springs within sight of the camp. Two hunters went on ahead. We set out and proceeded on a muddy, bad road down the creek [Lolo Creek] and over bad hills, etc. About noon we halted to dine [where we had dined] September 12th last. Shields killed a deer. We dined and proceeded on, taking the meat of a deer which the hunters had killed. Shields killed another deer. We proceeded on to the bottoms or plains of Travellers Rest Creek. Drewyer had killed three deer. We rode fast until about sunset, at which time we arrived at Travellers Rest, where we camped the 9th and 10th of September last. We camped here in order to stay 2 or 3 days to refresh our horses and kill some meat, etc. The mosquitoes are very troublesome here.
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