Journal Entry

Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 6, 1805

September 6, 1805
John Ordway Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

our baggage the natives got up their horses also and Struck
their Lodges in order to set out for the Missourie. we have now-
got 40 good pack horses and three colts, four hunters were fur-
nished horses without loads in order to hunt constant, about 1
oClock we Set out on our journey, the natives Set out at the
same time for the Missourie we proceeded on soon crossed a
large creek in this valley then Soon took the mountains, one of the
hunters left us. we went over a Mountain about 7 miles and
descended down the Mountain on a creek and Camped.2 eat a
little parched corn, light sprinkling of rain, through the course
of this day.

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