Missouri River near Osage River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 8, 1804
The expedition set out at the usual hour against strong currents, with the white pirogue struggling to cross the river to retrieve meat from the hunters. Drouillard killed five deer before noon. The party encountered two canoes loaded with furs coming from the Sioux River near the Mandan country. They reached the Mine River around three o'clock but did not stop, covering 16 miles for the day. An editor's note explains that a second handwriting takes over the journal at this point, continuing until July 20, 1804.
Got on our way at the usal hour had strong Watter to
Goe throug the white pierogue had hard Crossing the River
to bring the Meat from the hunters, Druyer kill? 5 deer before
12 Oclock. met two Connooes loaded with furr from the
Zoue [Sioux] River neer the Mandens. Got to the Amens
[Mine] River at three Oclock but did not remain at it any
times Roe’ 16 mile.
Sater” 9
Got ondur way at the usal hour Roe! 7 miles Stop* to
take dinner at the End of a large Island Above the Arrow
Prarie the distance from the latter to the River Charrotte
River is 14 miles the hunters did Not Come as the Storm
was Great the peirouge Could not Cross for them Roed 15
miles
1 Whitehouse evidently secured the assistance of some of his fellow-travellers in keep-
ing this journal. In addition to the list of the party, inserted by Captain Clark, there
are three distinct handwritings in the first part of the MS. Whitehouse’s own hand
we shall call No. 1. At this point begins the work of No. 2, which continues over 29
pages of the MS., or until July 20, 1804. The writing of No. 2 is less legible than
that of Whitehouse, and is distinguished by a peculiar arrangement of dates, etc. — Eb.
1804] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
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Got on our way at the usual hour. Had strong water to go through. The white pirogue had a hard crossing of the river to bring the meat from the hunters. Drouillard killed 5 deer before 12 o'clock. Met two canoes loaded with furs from the Zoue (Sioux) River near the Mandans. Got to the Amens (Mine) River at three o'clock, but did not remain at it any time. Rowed 16 miles.
Saturday 9
Got under way at the usual hour. Rowed 7 miles. Stopped to take dinner at the end of a large island above the Arrow Prairie. The distance from the latter to the Charrotte River is 14 miles. The hunters did not come, as the storm was great and the pirogue could not cross for them. Rowed 15 miles.
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