Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
The party continued down a valley with open plains, crossing several creeks lined with cottonwood and pine, while snow remained visible on the mountains flanking either side. Hunters had a productive day, taking a goose, a woodpecker, three deer, several ducks, and four prairie hens shot by Captain Clark. They passed through a rich bottom of pitch pine and waded a creek that had grown into a small river, deep enough to reach the horses' bellies. They camped on a creek bank among cottonwoods, having traveled generally northwest.
ble] and proceeded on down the valley the plains continue
crossed Several creeks a little cotton and pine timber along the
banks the Snow continues on the Mo* each Side of this valley,
one of the hunters killed a goose and a wood pecker. Cap* Clark
killed 4 pheasants or prarie hens, we find wild or choak cherries
along these branches &.C. we passed through a large bottom of
rich land which is covred with handsom pitch pine timber, this
creek has got to be a Small handsome River and gentle current we
have to wade it often and find it as deep as the horses bellys. our
hunters killed three deer and several ducks this day we Camped
1 “of which there are a large number, the valley being abundantly watered
on either side by fine, beautiful trout streams.” Wheeler.
2 Clark gives the distance traveled as twenty-two miles. Coues locates
the day’s camp in the vicinity of Grantsdale, Mont. Wheeler puts it “appar-
ently just above” WTeeping Child Creek.
3 The party had traveled twenty-three miles according to Clark; camp was
in the vicinity of Stevensville, Mont.
284 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Sept. 10
on the bank of a creek1 which runs in to the Small River about 2
miles below and [amid] bottoms of cotton timber. Smooth hand-
some plains on each Side of this creek, and pleanty of choke cher-
ries. Mountains of Snow back to our left, our course has been
lately ab* N. W.
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...and proceeded on down the valley. The plains continue. We crossed several creeks. There is a little cottonwood and pine timber along the banks. The snow continues on the mountains on each side of this valley. One of the hunters killed a goose and a woodpecker. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed 4 pheasants or prairie hens. We find wild or choke cherries along these branches, etc. We passed through a large bottom of rich land which is covered with handsome pitch pine timber. This creek has grown to be a small handsome river with a gentle current. We have to wade it often and find it as deep as the horses' bellies. Our hunters killed three deer and several ducks this day.
We camped on the bank of a creek which runs into the small river about 2 miles below, amid bottoms of cottonwood timber. Smooth handsome plains lie on each side of this creek, with plenty of choke cherries. Mountains of snow stand back to our left. Our course has lately been about N. W.
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