Journal entry · June 5, 1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 5, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Marias River decision camp · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Marias River decision camp
the wind blew high from the N.E. all last night. a cloudy
cold windy morning. one beaver caught in a trap last night.
I Stayed in Camp dressing Skins for to make myself moccasons
&c. one of the men by the name of goodrich has caught a
considerable quantity of Small fish. Some of them Skale fish
the most part are a sort of Smallish sized cat fish. we have
caught no large ones this Season as we did last as yet &c.
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The NPS atlas for this night
on the point/junction between the Marias and Missouri Rivers
NPS campsite reconstruction (Harlan) · Camp of June 3 to June 11, 1805
About 50.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Decision Point (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.0 mi
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