Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — John Ordway: September 9, 1804
The expedition passed an island and saw numerous buffalo herds on the hills along the south side. After breakfasting opposite the island's upper end, the party heard prairie wolves howling, prompting Captain Clark to go ashore to hunt them. The group passed several creeks, two islands, and a high bluff before stopping for dinner. Hunter Drouillard killed a buck and two fawns, while R. Fields and Captain Clark each killed a buffalo. Clark rejoined the party at dark, reporting that the plains were nearly covered with buffalo. They camped on a sand beach.
on passed the Island. Several gangues of Buffalow on the Sides
of the hills on the South Side: we halted [and] took breakfast on
the South Side opposite to the upper end of the Island, we
heared the prarie woolves bark on the hills Cap* Clark went
on Shore in order to kill or see some of them &. C. we passed
several creeks & 2 Islands before dinner we passed a high Bluff
on S. S. & a small creek2 at which place we took dinner. G.
Drewyer killed 1 Buck & 2 fauns. R. Fields came to the Boat
had killed one Buffalow. passed red ceeder on the in Several
places along the Bluffs & Several creeks Cap* Clark joined us
at dark had killed a Buffalow near where we camped on a sand
beach S. S. Cap* Clark Informed us that the plains were allmost
covered with Buffalow the most of this days walk. I saw Sev-
ral on the bank.
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We passed the island. Several herds of buffalo were on the sides of the hills on the south side. We halted and took breakfast on the south side, opposite the upper end of the island. We heard the prairie wolves barking on the hills. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) went on shore in order to kill or see some of them, etc. We passed several creeks and two islands before dinner. We passed a high bluff on the south side and a small creek, at which place we took dinner. G. Drewyer (G. Drouillard) killed one buck and two fawns. R. Fields came to the boat, having killed one buffalo. We passed red cedar in several places along the bluffs, and several creeks. Capt Clark joined us at dark, having killed a buffalo near where we camped on a sand beach on the south side. Capt Clark informed us that the plains were almost covered with buffalo for most of this day's walk. I saw several on the bank.
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