Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805
The party departed shortly after sunrise and traveled past pitch pine hills on the north side of the river. A hunter shot a deer, and Captain Clark killed a beaver in the river. Around 1 p.m., they stopped to dine on a timbered bottom opposite a willow island, but strong northwest winds halted further progress for the day. Hunters went out and brought back elk and deer, and the group camped for the night. Rain squalls arrived in the evening.
Set off Soon after Sun rise, and proceeded on passed the pitch
pine hills on N. S. one of the hunters killed a deer on a bottom
on s. s. Cap* Clark killed a beaver in the River, passed a creek
or Small river on the N. S. about one o.C. P. M. we halted to
dine at a bottom covred with timber on s. s. opposite the lower
point of a willow Island, which is in the middle of the River, the
wind rose high from the N. W. the [this] detained us the re-
mainder part of the day. Some men went out hunting, we
camped for the night, the hunters killed Some Elk & deer &.C.
we had come [blank in Ms.] miles this day. Some Squawls of rain
this evening.
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Set off soon after sunrise, and proceeded on. Passed the pitch pine hills on the north side. One of the hunters killed a deer on a bottom on the south side. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed a beaver in the river. Passed a creek or small river on the north side. About one o'clock P.M. we halted to dine at a bottom covered with timber on the south side, opposite the lower point of a willow island, which is in the middle of the river. The wind rose high from the northwest. This detained us the remainder part of the day. Some men went out hunting. We camped for the night. The hunters killed some elk and deer, etc. We had come [blank in Ms.] miles this day. Some squalls of rain this evening.
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