Joseph Whitehouse: June 13, 1805
On a pleasant morning, the party set out early and traveled 14 miles upriver, camping on the south side. They passed the mouth of a small, rapid, muddy river about 50 yards wide on the south side, which they named Snowey River, believing it flowed from the snowy mountains to the south. The terrain featured high bluffs and small cottonwood bottoms. The men noted ripe gooseberries, chokecherries, and an unfamiliar yellow currant. Hunters killed two deer and a buffalo. Whitehouse fell seriously ill with a violent headache.
a beautiful pleasant morning. we Set out at an eairly hour
& proceeded on. passed the Mouth of a Small River on the
South Side about 50 yards wide & rapid current & of a
muddy coulour. I went over the River to See it. large bot-
toms of cotton timber for Some distance up. we named it
Snowey River, as we expect it comes from the Snowey Moun-
tain, to the South of us. passed verry high bluffs on each Side
Some Small bottoms of cotton timber we Saw abundance of
wild or choke cherries & a kind of yallow current, Such as I
never Saw before. the Goose berrys are now ripe & abound
in the River bottoms. we came 14 miles to day & Camped
on the South Side. I was taken verry Sick to day, & a violent
head ack. 2 deer & [word illegible] buffalow killed to day.
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A beautiful, pleasant morning. We set out at an early hour and proceeded on. We passed the mouth of a small river on the south side, about 50 yards wide, with a rapid current and of a muddy color. I went over the river to see it. There were large bottoms of cottonwood timber for some distance up. We named it Snowey River, as we expect it comes from the Snowey Mountain to the south of us. We passed very high bluffs on each side, with some small bottoms of cottonwood timber. We saw an abundance of wild or choke cherries and a kind of yellow currant, such as I never saw before. The gooseberries are now ripe and abound in the river bottoms.
We came 14 miles today and camped on the south side. I was taken very sick today, with a violent headache. Two deer and [word illegible] buffalo were killed today.
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