Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 4, 1805

Snow is all melted off the hills, we delayed Some time to mend
the rudder of the red perogue which got broke landing last even-
ing, we set off about 9 oClock and proceeded on passed large
bottoms covered with timber on each Side of the River and high
Smoth plains back from the River, at 11 oC. we passed the Mouth
of a Creek [which] came in on the s. s.1 proceeded on passed
a beautiful large plains on the N. S. Saw buffaloe and Elk
passed large bottoms on S. S. and Camped on a bottom of timber
on the N. S.2 Came 22 miles one of the party killed two deer
in a fiew minutes. Came 22 miles today.