Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 13, 1805
Strong winds and rain squalls overnight and into the morning delayed the party's departure. Hunters went out and killed several elk and deer. Around 2 p.m. the weather cleared and the wind died down, allowing the group to set off, though some hunters had not yet returned. They traveled against a swift current past hills bordering the river, covering about nine miles before camping in a bottom on the south side. The hunters rejoined them, one reporting he had wounded a white or brown bear. They also passed a creek near camp.
the wind blew hard all last night. Some rain high wind and
Squawls of rain this morning, So that we did not Set off eairly.
Some men went out hunting and killed Several Elk and deer.
about 2 oC. p. m. the weather cleared off pleasant. the wind
abated and we Set off Some of the hunters had not returned.
we proceeded on the current Swift passed hills on each Side
which make near the River only the bottoms on the points &
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in the bends. came g miles and camped in a bottom on §. S.
the hunters joined us one of them had wounded a white or
brown bear. we passed a creek at the lower end of this
bottom, the Current verry Swift in the Missourie, came
about g miles this day.
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The wind blew hard all last night. There was some rain, high wind, and squalls of rain this morning, so that we did not set off early. Some men went out hunting and killed several elk and deer. About 2 o'clock p.m. the weather cleared off pleasant. The wind died down and we set off, although some of the hunters had not returned.
We proceeded on. The current was swift. We passed hills on each side which come near the river, with only the bottoms on the points and in the bends. We came 9 miles and camped in a bottom on the south side. The hunters joined us; one of them had wounded a white or brown bear. We passed a creek at the lower end of this bottom. The current is very swift in the Missourie (Missouri). We came about 9 miles this day.
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