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Black-Tailed Deer Killed; Buffalo Shot in River

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:01 +0000

we Set off eairly. a clear day. we passed handsom large
bottoms on Each Side covered with timber j? Fields killed
a black tailed Deer & hung it up on the bank of the river.
Cap! Clark & 2 men went out to hunt on N.S. at noon we
Saw Some buffaloe Swimming the river. we Stoped and
Killed 2 of them. proceeded on. Cap! Lewis and Drewyer
went to hunt on an Island opposit to this Isl‘ comes in
River called the Souix pass over of the three Rivers. at the
upper end of the Same Is? comes in a creek called Elm Creek
up the bluffs ab! 2 miles comes in another Creek called wash
LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNALS _[Sept. 20
creek. Cap! Lewis and Drewyer Came to the Boat again.
about 2 miles we pass? another creek called night Creek, at
which place we Camped on the South Side. Here Drewyer
came to us had killed 2 deer of the black tal kind.

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American Flag Raised; Drouillard Sent to Oto Village

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:14:57 +0000

CLEAR morning’ G. Drewyer & S! Peter [Crusatt]
ad Set out to go to the Zotoe & Paunie village 45 miles
to Invite them to come to our camp for Certian pur-
poses &c. we hoisted the american Collours on the Bank The
Latitude at this place is 41° 3% 19°34 North. one of the hunt-
ers killed 2 Deer to day.
ca

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Drouillard Kills Two Bears While Winds Detain Party

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:14:53 +0000

the wind blew so strong in the morning that the Command-
ing Officer halted there that day Drewyer kill’ two bears &
One buck there Halted.

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Drouillard Returns with Deserter Reed and Oto Chiefs

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:48:11 +0000

G. Drewyer & the other 2 men Returned & Brought with
them M. Reed the Deserter, likewise the pettevolior [Little
Thief] the Big chief of the Zattous & another called the Big
horse, a frenchman & 7 of the warriers &c. they all came for
the purpose of treating & making friends with the Mahars, &c.
M. Reed tried & towards evening he Reef his punishment,
the chiefs Sorry to have him punished &c. La Liberty has
not returned, it is expected that he has deserted.

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Pawpaws and Grapes Found in Cottonwood Bottomlands

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:25 +0000

and procd on verry well untill about 11 A. M. we then halted to
hunt a Short time, found pappaws and grapes in this bottom
which is covred with cotten Honey Locus Seckamore timber &C.
the rushes thick. Drewyer killed a large deer, we then procd on
one of the hunters killed a deer from his canoe, at dusk we
Camped on a Sand beach on the N. Side.

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Halt to Dry Baggage and Dress Skins

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:20 +0000

procd on verry well untill 10 A. M. then not overtaking Cap*
Clark & party Cap* Lewis concluded to halt and dry our baggage
dress Some Skins as the party is nearly naked and repair the
canoes. So we Camped5 at a bottom on N. Side drew out the
1 Modern Red Water Creek, in Dawson County.
2 Ten miles below the camp of May 1. 1805. Lewis.
3 Clark had reached Hie mouth of the Yellowstone August .”>. and encamped
with the intention of awaiting the arrival of Lewis. The ferocity of the mos-
quitoes was such, however, that (he camp became uninhabitable, and so was
abandoned the following daj .
4 The camp was “in the next bottom above our encampment of the ‘J.’ir’1
and 24th Of April 1805.” Lewis.
5 About eight miles by water and three by land, according to Lewis, above
1806] SERGEANT ORD WAY’S JOURNAL 387
white perogue after unloading and my canoe as they leaked the
musquetoes troublesome at this Camp. Drewyer killed two deer.

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Lewis and Drewyer Shoot Grizzly from the Water

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:19 +0000

on about 9 A M a Brown bear [was seen swimming the river]
and Drewyer and Cap* Lewis killed it we took it on board and
procd on Colter killed a beaver Shortly after about noon about
noon we killed a buck Elk Saved the hide and the best of the
meat, about 2 P. M. we halted at Some old Ind* lodges on S.
Side, here we delayd this afternoon3 to dry our deer Skins
Mountn Sheep Skins &.C. which were near Spoiling as the weather
has been Some time wet. about 3 P. M. a large white bear ap-
proached our Camp as Soon as he discovred us Stood up on his
hind feed and looked at us. Some of the hunters Shot him down,
for the Skin & oil. the other hunters killd four deer and a beaver
this afternoon.
1 Today’s camp w;is on the site of that of fourteen months earlier. May 29,
1805. II was al the nioulli of Arrow River, on the boundary between Chouteau
and Fergus counties.
2 Eight miles below the mouth of North Mountain (modern Rocky) Creek.
Lewis.
8 This camp was in Dawson County about fifteen miles below the mouth
of Musselshell River.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 385

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Hunters Kill Four Buffalo at White Bear Camp

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:17 +0000

hunters went on Shore to go across a bend after the buffaloe &
we proceeded on with the canoes round sd bend, about 11 A.M.
the hunters killed 4 buffaloe and a buck deer, we halted and took
the best of the meat or fat and proceed on about 3 PM. we
arived at the white bear Camp at the head of the portage. Serg1
Gass and five more of the party were Camped here, they in-
formed us that they had a fine road over.1 they followed up the
Tus-e-paw or buffaloe river2 a Smooth road, then crossed a low
dividing ridge came on Smooth plains, the blanket Mountains
to the left, they had a large road, a band of Indians had went
before them. Saw one of their Sculp poles &C. they Struck the
Meddison river above its forks and followed on down it about 3
days travvel to this place, considerable of cotten timber on its
bottoms, the plain Smooth Soil indifferent except Some of the
river bottoms are rich & good land, they arived here on the 11th
Ins* they had killed a number of fat buffaloe and fat buck deers.
Cap1 Lewis and party lost 7 fine horses at this place, they ex-
pect they were stole by the war parties they hunted for them
untill the 16th Ins1 then gave them out for lost, and then he set
out for to go up morriahs river Drewyer J° & R. Fields only with
him as he left 4 horses to hale the canoes past the portage, he had
not horses enofe to take any more men with him. they had
opened the cash or hole at this place & found Several Small articles
Spoiled and opened the one below the portage and found everry
thing Safe except some of the mens robes, they have geers fixed
for the horses. Mcneal was attacked by a white bear, his horse
threw him So near the bear that he had not time to shoote but
drew his gun and Struck the bear across the head and broke off
the brich of his gun and Stonded3 the bear So that he had time to
1 From the place at the mouth of Lolo Creek whence the parties of Lewis
and Clark had set out in opposite directions on July 3, Lewis down the Bitter
Root River, and Clark up that stream.
2 Modern Big Blackfoot River, a tributary of Hell Gate River, which Lewis
had first ascended to the mouth of the Big Blackfoot. From its upper course
the party crossed the mountains by the misnamed Lewis and Clark Pass to
one of the head streams of Dearborn River. Instead of following the trail
down this river, however, Lewis turned directly north to Medicine, or modern

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Six Deer Taken Near Lolo Hot Springs

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:14 +0000

as usal R. Fields killed a deer near the hot Springs in Scite of
the Camp, two hunters went on a head, we Set out proceed on
a a muddy bad road down the creek [Lolo Creek] & over bad hills
&C. about noon we halted to dine [where we had dined] 12th
Sep1 last Shields killed a deer, we dined and proceed on took
the meat of a deer which the hunters had killed. Shields killed
another deer. proceed on to the bottoms or plains of travvellers
rest creek Drewyer had killed three deer, we wrode fast untill
about Sunset at which time we arived at travvellers rest where
we Camped the 9th & 10th of Sep* last, we Camped here1 in order
to Stay 2 or 3 days to refresh our horses and kill Some meat &C.
the Musquetoes verry troublesome here.

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Young Chief and Two Indians Agree to Guide Party

Mon, 04 May 2026 16:46:13 +0000

of the hunters turned out again a hunting and killed two deer in
the afternoon Drewyer Shannon & Whitehouse returned with the
young chief and 2 other Indians who has engaged to go over the
mountains as guides for us &C. in the afternoon two of the hunt-
ers came in had killed two deer, the Strawburys are pleanty
about this place.

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