Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 18, 1805
On a fine, pleasant day with high westerly winds, the party hauled the white pirogue into a thicket below the bank and concealed it with bushes for safekeeping. Three men were sent to a nearby knob to dig a cache for storing baggage they planned to leave behind, while others sorted and repacked Indian trade goods. Around noon, two hunters returned with ten deer but no elk. In the evening, hunters crossed the river and killed two buffalo. The crude wooden wagons for the portage were also completed.
a fine pleasant day. in the morning all hands halled out
the White perogue, in a thicked of bushes below the bank &
covered hir with bushes &c. & Secured hir Safe. 3 men Sent
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1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
out a Short distance to a knob to dig a carsh or hole to depos-
ite Some of our baggage in, for we mean to leave all we can
‘Spare at this place. Some men at Sorting & repacking the
Indian Goods &c. about 12 oC. the 2 hunters came in had
killed 10 Deer but no Elk. in the evening we Saw Some
buffalow on the opposite Side of the River. Some of the
hunters went over and killed 2 of them. the low waggons
finished which are all made of wood, & of an ordinarry quality
though they may answer the purpose. the wind high from
the West.
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A fine pleasant day. In the morning all hands hauled out the white pirogue into a thicket of bushes below the bank, covered her with bushes, and secured her safely. Three men were sent out a short distance to a knob to dig a cache, or hole, to deposit some of our baggage in, for we mean to leave all we can spare at this place. Some men were sorting and repacking the Indian goods. About 12 o'clock the two hunters came in; they had killed 10 deer but no elk. In the evening we saw some buffalo on the opposite side of the river. Some of the hunters went over and killed 2 of them. The low wagons were finished, which are all made of wood and of an ordinary quality, though they may answer the purpose. The wind was high from the west.
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