Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 1, 1805
The expedition set off at sunrise in cold weather with an easterly wind, sailing well past broken bluffs and rounded knobs along the south side, with cottonwood-lined bottoms on both banks. The hills were lower and the country more pleasant, with increasing timber. Around noon, winds rose too high for the small canoes to continue safely, forcing a halt at a timbered bottom. One canoe was stranded on the opposite shore. Hunters brought in a buffalo, a deer, a goose, and two beaver. High winds kept them camped for the night after only 10 miles.
cold, we Set off at Sun rise, the wind from the East, we Sailed
on verry well passed broken bluffs & round knobs on the s. s.
and bottoms covrd with cottonwood timber on each Side of the
River and the hills in general are not so high as they have been
below and the country is more pleasant, and the timber is gitting
pleantier. about 12 oClock the wind rose So high that the Small
canoes could not go on without filling, we halted at a bottom covd
with timber on S. S. one of the cannoes lay on the opposite
Shore and could not cross the water ran so high. Some men went
out in this bottom a hunting & killed one buffaloe one Deer & a
Goose & 2 beaver also, the wind continued So high that we delay
and Camped for the night.3 the sd cannoe lay on the opposite
Side all night, came only 10 miles to day.
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Cold. We set off at sunrise, the wind from the east. We sailed on very well, passing broken bluffs and round knobs on the south side, and bottoms covered with cottonwood timber on each side of the river. The hills in general are not so high as they have been below, and the country is more pleasant, and the timber is getting plentier.
About 12 o'clock the wind rose so high that the small canoes could not go on without filling. We halted at a bottom covered with timber on the south side. One of the canoes lay on the opposite shore and could not cross, the water ran so high. Some men went out in this bottom hunting and killed one buffalo, one deer, and a goose, and 2 beaver also.
The wind continued so high that we delayed and camped for the night. The said canoe lay on the opposite side all night. Came only 10 miles today.
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