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Lewis and Clark
June 13 through July 15, 1805
The portage around the Great Falls took a solid month of prime travel days. They were exposed to flash floods, pelted with hailstroms, stalked by grizzly bears, tormented by prickly pear cactus, in addition to the menacing task of portaging their gear and dugout canoes past the five waterfalls.
Sgt. Ordway
July 4, 1805
“It being the 4th of Independence we drank the last of our ardent Spirits except a little reserved for Sickness.”
Mer. Lewis
July 15, 1805
“We arrose very early this morning, assigned the canoes their loads and had it put on board. we now found our vessels eight in number all heavily laden, notwithstanding our several deposits.”
Sgt. Ordway
July 15, 1805
“we loaded the 8 Canoes and could hardly find room in them for all our baggage about 10 oClock A.M. we Set out. . .and proceeded on verry well.”
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