Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 30, 1805

a clear pleasant morning. we loaded the canoes eairly and
Set out about g oClock and proceeded on. Cap! Lewis and
Several men walked on Shore. we passed large bottoms of
cotton timber. the River crooked rapid and full of Islands.
the underbushes thick. the currents abound, © the beaver
pleanty. a nomber of beaver dams behind the Islands &c.
we dined at the upper end of the bottoms close by a clear open
prarie or plain. at this place our Intrepters wife was taken
prisoner 4 years ago by a war party of the grossvauntous.
they took hir as She was attempting to make hir ascape by
crossing a Shole place on the River, but was taken in the
middle of it. 2 or 3 Indians killed at the Same time on Shore.
the rest of the Snakes made their ascape. the day warm, and
verry pleasant. one of the hunters killed a deer. we pro-
ceeded on. the current verry Swift & rapids common. passed
beautiful large plains on L. S. and high land on the S. Side.
we came 13% miles this day and Camped on the Star‘ Side.
Cap! Lewis did not join us this evening. these bottoms are
low & many beaver dams which causes pond[s] &c.