Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 7, 1806
The party waited with the canoe until about 10 a.m. for the hunters, setting out only after hearing a blunderbuss signal indicating the hunters were ahead. High winds made travel difficult, and around 2 p.m. they overtook the rest of the group, who had halted to hunt because of the wind. The hunters killed four elk and caught three fat catfish. As the wind died down in the evening, they continued past sunset and camped on a sand beach. Mosquitoes were less bothersome than they had been recently.
eairly leaving me with my canoe to wait for the [hunters] we
waited untill ab* 10 A. M. then hearing a blunderbuss fired a head
as a Signal that the hunters were a head So we Set out and fol-
lowed on the wind So high that we could Scarsely proceed, about
2 oClock P. M. we overtook the party who had halted to hunt as
the wind was so high, the Hunters killed 4 Elk and caught three
large catfish which was fat. towards evening the wind abated So
that we procd on untill after Sunset and Camped on a sand beach.3
the Musquetoes not So troublesome as they have been for a long
time past.
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Early, leaving me with my canoe to wait for the hunters, we waited until about 10 A.M., then hearing a blunderbuss fired ahead as a signal that the hunters were ahead. So we set out and followed on, the wind so high that we could scarcely proceed. About 2 o'clock P.M. we overtook the party, who had halted to hunt as the wind was so high. The hunters killed 4 elk and caught three large catfish which were fat.
Towards evening the wind abated so that we proceeded on until after sunset and camped on a sand beach. The mosquitoes were not so troublesome as they have been for a long time past.
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