Journal entry · May 15, 1804
Camp River Dubois, Illinois — Joseph Whitehouse: May 15, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Camp River Dubois, Illinois · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Camp River Dubois, Illinois
hard rain. we set out eairly. the current Swift, & water
muddy. passed Islands & Some inhabitants &c. the aftir
part of the day proved pleasant. we Camped on the North
Side.
[Wedne]sday 16%* May 1804.
a clear morning. Set out [eairly] and proceeded on verry
well. about 2 oClock P. M. [we ar]rived at S! Charls. and
passed the evening with a [gr eat deal of Satisfaction, all chear-
ful and in good spirits. ‘this place is an old french village
Situated on the North Side of the Missourie and are dressy
polite people and Roman Catholicks.
1 The matter between bracketed stars [*] is in the handwriting of Clark. — Ep.
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1804] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Pipers Landing, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Charbonier Bluff (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 4.1 mi
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