Journal entry · May 6, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 6, 1805
John Ordway · Missouri River approaching the Milk River · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River approaching the Milk River
Sailed on under a gentle breeze from the East. Some of the party
caught two beaver last night, we Saw a brown bair Swimming the
River before us. Saw beaver looking out of their holes along the
bank, we came 16 miles by 2 0. C. then halted to dine Cap1
Clark killed an Elk on N. S. in a bottom covred with timber,
one man killed a beaver, we proceeded on passed a large Creek
or Small River which came in on the S. S. about 200 yards wide
named [blank in Ms.]1 Some Sprinkling rain, but did not last
long, proceeded on passed high land on s. s. Smoth plains on
N. S. and timbred bottoms on each side. Came 26| miles in all
this day, and Camped on a bottom of Small timber on the S. Side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore,15 mi WSW Wolf Point, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 26.2 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Missouri River approaching the Milk River in 360°
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