Journal entry · June 7, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 7, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Osage River · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Osage River
the hunters and Cap! Lewis went out to a bufFaloe lick two
miles. Saw this Salt Spring, but no bufFaloe. on N. E. Side
of the Missourie up the Monetuie [Manitou] river in a
timbred country, fine bottoms along each Side of the River,
underbrush thick.^ Kill? 3 Rattel Snakes of Different Sorts
at a large rock Close by the latter river after roe”! 10 miles
Camp? at the Mouth of Creek nam? The Good woman N. E.
Side of the Missurie Our daily hunters met us there with
three Bears, One Old famel & her two Cubbs brought By
G. Drewyer
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 3 mi E of Booneville, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 13.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Boonville Visitors Center and River, Rails, and Trails Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.2 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River near Osage River in 360°
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