Missouri River near Vermillion area — Joseph Whitehouse: August 23, 1804
The party set out early with two hunters going ashore. Captain Clark walked along the bank and shot a fat buck, then the group stopped for breakfast. Two elk swam past and were wounded near the boat. Joseph Fields killed a bull buffalo, which Captain Lewis and ten men retrieved. John Collins shot a fawn, and two men returning from tending the horses brought in two deer. Strong winds forced a midday halt to jerk the meat. As the wind died down, they continued until dark and camped on the south side.
we Set off eairly 2 men went on Shore hunting. passed
round a bend Cap! Clark walked on Shore a Short time and
killed a fat Buck. we halted to take Breakfast. 2 Elk Swam
across the River close ab’ the boat we wounded boath of
them. J° Fields came to the Boat had killed a Bull Buffelow.
Cap! Lewis & 10 men of the party went out & Brought it to
the Boat. John Collins killed a faun. the 2 men on the S.S.
who had been with the horses came to the Boat with 2 Deer.
we halted in a bend to dine the wind verry hard so we jurked
our meat &c. the wind fell towards evening we proceeded
on till dark & camped on the S. S.
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We set off early. Two men went on shore hunting. We passed round a bend. Capt. Clark walked on shore a short time and killed a fat buck. We halted to take breakfast. Two elk swam across the river close above the boat; we wounded both of them. Joseph Fields (Jo. Fields) came to the boat, having killed a bull buffalo. Capt. Lewis and 10 men of the party went out and brought it to the boat. John Collins killed a fawn. The two men on the south side who had been with the horses came to the boat with 2 deer. We halted in a bend to dine. The wind was very hard, so we jerked our meat, etc. The wind fell towards evening, and we proceeded on till dark and camped on the south side.
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