Journal entry · May 10, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River Breaks area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 6 mi SW town of Fort Peck, MT
clear and cold. we Set of[f] about Sun rise and proceeded
on. the wind rose from the N. W. came about 4 miles and
halted for the wind to abate at a bottom covred with timber
on the S. S. where the beaver had eat down considerable of a
peace of Small timber Several of the party went out to hunt
the wind rose high Some Squawls of rain. one of the men
caught a nomber of fish. the hunters killed 1 fat buffaloe 4
beaver, and 3 Deer. Some of them Saw Some mooce Deer
which was much larger than the common deer. our officers
Inspected our arms &c. Camped here for the night.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 6 mi SW town of Fort Peck, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 4.8 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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