Missouri River near Osage River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 7, 1804

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