Lewis and Clark's Portage Party in Great Falls, Montana, July 1805 Timeline

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**July 1805**
Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
	1 Working on iron boat	2 Lewis & Clark along with 12 men hunt bear on an island.	3 While wintering at Fort Mandan Lewis and Clark were informed that they would be leaving buffalo country- after crossing the falls.	4 July 4th PARTY! Last of the spirits were drunk	5 A large herd of buffalo appear near camp.	6 Hail balls collected and utilized to keep the drinking water cool.
7 York is unwell	8 Lewis journals the first scientific description of the thirteen-lined squirrel	9 Corked canoes and placed them in the water.	10 Lewis' Iron boat deposited in a cache.	11 Preparing to depart great falls	12 Clark and hunters killed three deer and two otters	13
14 Preparing to set out tomorrow	15 Launched canoes and headed south on the Missouri River	16	17	18	19	20

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