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Journal entry · May 17, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805
John Ordway · Missouri River Breaks area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River Breaks area
worn to decipher. Perhaps two lines missing] Saw Spots of
pitch pine but the knobs are washed so that their is not ever any
grass on them the River hills look mountainous and make near
the river on each Side we saw large gangs of Elk which are gitting
more pleanty than the buffaloe we saw a nomber of geese and
goslins in the River about 2 oClock P. m. we halted to dine at a
narrow bottom on the s. s. where their was Some old Indians
camps, about 3 we proceeded on. towards evening I and Several
more of the party killed a femail brown bear, the first female we
killed, passed a creek on s.s. verry high hills and white knobs, which
are washed by rains. Some Spots of pitch pine on each Side of the
River, came [blank in Ms.]1 miles and Camped on a narrow
plain on s. s. where Cap* Clark killed 1 Elk.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 27 mi west of Hell Creek, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 21.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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