Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 18, 1805
A clear, warm morning gave way to a cloudy, rainy midday before clearing into a pleasant afternoon. The party set out around 7 a.m. and traveled through narrow timbered bottoms thick with rose bushes. Hunters had a productive day, killing a rattlesnake, two beavers, two elk, and several deer, with Captain Clark alone bringing down four. They paused at a game-rich timbered bottom on the north side to dine and dry off. Noting the river growing clearer with a gravelly bottom, they covered 19 miles before camping on a smooth high bottom.
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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A clear, warm morning. One of the party killed a rattlesnake. Another caught a beaver. About 7 o'clock we set out and proceeded on. We passed some narrow bottoms of timber covered with rose bushes. About 10 o'clock it clouded up and began to rain. We had several small showers. About 12 o'clock Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed a fat deer. We halted to dine and dry ourselves at a large bottom covered with timber on the north side. This bottom is filled with buffalo, elk, deer, etc. 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 getting clear, with a gravelly bottom, etc. We came 19 miles and camped at a smooth, high bottom on the south side. N.B. (Capt Clark killed three deer.)
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