Journal entry · June 30, 1806

Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: June 30, 1806

John Ordway · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

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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