John Ordway: September 7, 1804
The party set out very early with a northwest wind and stopped for breakfast at one of Colter's old camps, where jerky had been left. After passing a bottom prairie, the captains examined a striking round, naked knob behind it, finding it so unusual it seemed man-made. Shields killed a prairie dog, which was cooked for the captains' dinner. The captains and several men explored a prairie dog village covering more than an acre, tried to flood the animals out, and captured one alive. They camped on the south side near the knob.
caught by Goodrich last night, we Set off verry eairly. the wind
from N. W. we proceeded on. took breakfast at one of Colters
Camps where he had a coppall of jurk &. C.2 passed a Bottom
prarie Back of which is a round naked high round knobs the
Captains went out to look at it. they returned in a short time &
informed us that it was a curious place as if it had been made
with hands of man.3 Shields killed a prarie dog, which was cooked
for the Capts dinner, the Captains went out with Some men of
the party to See the Ground where those little dogs make their
village & they found more than an acre of Ground covered with
their holes, they attempted to drown Several of them out of
their holes, but they caught but one which they brought in alive,
they are a curious annimal about the Size of a little dog, & of a
grayish coulour resembles them nearly except the tail which is
like a Ground Squirrel, they will Stand on their hind feet & look
&. C. we Camped on the South Side near the Steeple of the
round knob.
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Caught by Goodrich last night, we set off very early. The wind was from the N.W. We proceeded on. We took breakfast at one of Colter's camps where he had a couple of jerky and so on. We passed a bottom prairie, back of which is a round, naked, high round knob. The Captains went out to look at it. They returned in a short time and informed us that it was a curious place, as if it had been made by the hands of man.
Shields killed a prairie dog, which was cooked for the Captains' dinner. The Captains went out with some men of the party to see the ground where those little dogs make their village, and they found more than an acre of ground covered with their holes. They attempted to drown several of them out of their holes, but they caught only one, which they brought in alive. They are a curious animal, about the size of a little dog, and of a grayish color, resembling them nearly except for the tail, which is like a ground squirrel's. They will stand on their hind feet and look about, and so on. We camped on the south side near the steeple of the round knob.
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