Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 15, 1805
Under clear, pleasant skies turning very warm in the afternoon, the party set out at the usual hour and battled some of the swiftest water they had ever taken boats through. At noon they stopped at the mouth of a stream they named Strawberry Creek for its abundant strawberry vines, where two hunters killed two deer. They passed reddish bluffs and dark rock cliffs along the river. Reaching a difficult rapid in the evening, they camped on the starboard side and sent a man ahead to Captain Lewis at the falls, having advanced only 12 miles.
a clear pleasant morning. we Set out at the usal hour.
proceeded on. passed the rapidest water I ever Seen any
crafts taken through, at noon we halted at the Mouth of a
creek on the Lar? Side which we named Strawberry creek,
their being a great quantity of Strawberry vines about it. a
handsom rapid Stream, the bottoms of it cover’ with Small
cotton timber. 2 of the hunters went a Short distance up this
Stream & killed 2 Deer. choak cherrys, Goose berrys and
yallow currents abound on the banks of the Streams in this
country. the afternoon verry warm. we proceeded on.
passed redish couloured bluffs on each Side of the River which
were high rough & in places clifts of dark Rocks, in the
evening we came to a bad rapid which we concluded to not
undertake to pass untill morning. So we Camped below
on the Star? Side. the wood here Scarse. one man Sent to
the falls, for Cap! Lewis. we Came only 12 miles to day by
exerting our Selves as much as possable with the towing line.
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A clear, pleasant morning. We set out at the usual hour and proceeded on. We passed the most rapid water I ever saw any crafts taken through. At noon we halted at the mouth of a creek on the larboard side, which we named Strawberry Creek, there being a great quantity of strawberry vines about it. It is a handsome, rapid stream, with bottoms covered in small cottonwood timber. Two of the hunters went a short distance up this stream and killed 2 deer. Chokecherries, gooseberries, and yellow currants abound on the banks of the streams in this country.
The afternoon was very warm. We proceeded on, passing reddish-colored bluffs on each side of the river, which were high and rough, and in places had cliffs of dark rocks. In the evening we came to a bad rapid which we decided not to undertake to pass until morning, so we camped below on the starboard side. The wood here is scarce. One man was sent to the falls for Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis). We came only 12 miles today, exerting ourselves as much as possible with the towing line.
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