Rush Creek, SD The boats set out early and find George Shannon who has been missing for the past 22 days. John Ordway has a close encounter with a buffalo bull.
Ordway’s Red Shirt
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Shannon Found
George Shannon who had been absent with the horses 16 days joined the boat about one oclock. his bullets he Shot all away & he was with out any thing to eat for about 12 days except a fiew Grapes . . . . He Shot a rabit with Sticks which he cut & put in his gun after his Balls were gone.
—John Ordway
Ordway’s Red Shirt
I went around the gang of Buffaloe, crept near them as they were feeding, with their heads towards me as I was a watching them to get one side ways one of them discovered me I kept Still had on a red Shirt he looked at me, & walked up near to me. I was obledged to Shoot, at his head . . . . rained So hard my gun got wet loading,
—John Ordway