Missouri River near Boonville area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 22, 1804

the Rain came on Rapidly in the morning Interup‘ our
Starting at the usal hour the day cleard Up at 7 Oclock
the two latter days was the hotist that has been seen Or felt
along time. the water was Strong with the heat of the day
which made the times disagreeble to the party. G. Drewyer
kill a large Male Bare weight Neer 5 hundre’ Wt Our
hunters Came in which had been Absent from the 19″ Inst
the[y] had part of One deer girk‘ with them their names is
J. Sheilds & Collins Incamp* at the fire perarie Roe‘ 12
Miles.
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Got on Our way at the fire prarie at day light pass‘ the
River Call! painter Creek the wind Arose and blew a head
of us Render* our days Work mighty hard for the hands of
Each Craft Sail’ Only 3 miles Incamp? at the head of a
Island namd painter Island the hunters came In with two
deer & one fish the[y] shot Cap’ Clark Could not Get
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aboard the wind blew so strong G. Drewyr went out and
kill 2 deers and one Bare befor Night which made four deer
and One bare Kill[ed] in all that day