Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 12, 1805
The expedition set out shortly after sunrise on a clear, warm morning, passing pitch pine hills on the north side of the river. A hunter killed a deer in a southern bottom, and Captain Clark shot a beaver in the river. They passed a small river on the north shore before strong northwest winds forced them to halt around one o'clock to dine opposite a willow-covered island. The wind kept them stopped the rest of the day. Hunters went out and killed elk and deer. Squalls of rain came in the evening before they camped.
a clear pleasant warm morning. we Set off Soon after Sun
rise and proceeded on. passed the pitch pine hills on the
N. S. one of the hunters killed a deer in a bottom on the S. S.
Cap Clark killed a beaver in the River. passed a Small River
on the N.S. the wind rose high from the N. W._ we halted
about one oC. to dine on the S. S. opposite the lower point
of an Island covred with willows in the middle of the River.
the wind detained us the remainder of the day. Some men
went out hunting & killed Some Elk & Deer. Camped for
the night. had come [blank space in MS.] miles this day.
Squwls of rain this evening. &c.
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A clear, pleasant, warm morning. We set off soon after sunrise and proceeded on. We passed the pitch pine hills on the north side. One of the hunters killed a deer in a bottom on the south side. Cap Clark (Capt. Clark) killed a beaver in the river. We passed a small river on the north side. The wind rose high from the northwest. We halted about one o'clock to dine on the south side, opposite the lower point of an island covered with willows in the middle of the river.
The wind detained us the remainder of the day. Some men went out hunting and killed some elk and deer. We camped for the night. We had come [blank space in MS.] miles this day. Squalls of rain this evening, etc.
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