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Journal entry · May 18, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 18, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River Breaks area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 15 mi NE of mouth of Musselshell River, MT
a clear warm morning. one of the party killed a rattle
snake. another caught a beaver. about 7 oC. we Set [out]
and proceeded on. passed Some narrow bottoms of timber &
covered with rose bushes. about 10 0C. clouded up and began
to rain. we had Several Small Showers. about 12 oC Capt
Clark killed a fat deer. we halted to dine and dry our Selves
at a large bottom covered with timber on N.S. this bottom
is filled with buffaloe Elk Deer &c one of the party killed 2
Elk. another killed a beaver. about 2 we proceeded on the
weather cleared up and we had a pleasant afternoon the River
water is gitting clear and gravelly bottom &c. we came 19
miles and Camped at a Smooth high bottom on S.S. N.B.
(Capt Clark killed three deer)
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 15 mi NE of mouth of Musselshell River, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 19.6 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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