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Journal entry · May 12, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805
John Ordway · Missouri River Breaks area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 22 mi SW Fort Peck, MT
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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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 22 mi SW Fort Peck, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 19.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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