Journal entry · October 15, 1805

John Ordway: October 15, 1805

John Ordway · Confluence of Snake and Columbia, Washington · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, Fishhook Rapids, WA

set out with three canoes to go after the 17 Elk. went up as far
as possable with the canoes then packed each man 2 loads each,
and went after the third and got scattered night over took some
of us and I Whitehouse Collins and Hugh Mcneal got lost and
Stayed out all night with out fire.

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right shore, Fishhook Rapids, WA

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