Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805

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.