Joseph Whitehouse: May 19, 1805
After a dewy night, the party set out on a clear, pleasant morning, traveling between pitch pine hills lining both sides of the river. Around 10 a.m. they killed a small female brown bear on the south side and took its meat and skin aboard. They stopped to dine on the north side, where Captain Clark killed three deer. Continuing past a willow island and more pine and cedar hills, they covered about 18 miles before camping on the north side. Captain Lewis killed an elk, and the men took three more deer and three beaver.
a heavy diew fell last night. a clear pleasant morning. we
Set off as usal and proceeded on passed pitch pine hills on
each Side of the river. about 10 oClock we killed a Small
female brown bear on S.S. we took on board the meat & Skin
and proceeded on. about 1 oC. we halted to dine at a bottom
on the N. Side. Capt Clark killed 3 Deer. about 2 we pro-
ceeded on passed a handsom willow Island near the N.S. of
River. passed pitch pine & ceeder hills as usal, & bottoms
of timber on each Side of the River. we Came about 18
Miles and Camped at a bottom on the N. Side, where Cap!
Lewis killed an Elk & Some of the men killed 3 Deer. Some
of the hunters killed 3 beaver to day.
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1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
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A heavy dew fell last night. A clear, pleasant morning. We set off as usual and proceeded on, passing pitch pine hills on each side of the river. About 10 o'clock we killed a small female brown bear on the south side. We took the meat and skin on board and proceeded on. About 1 o'clock we halted to dine at a bottom on the north side. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed 3 deer. About 2 we proceeded on, passing a handsome willow island near the north side of the river. We passed pitch pine and cedar hills as usual, and bottoms of timber on each side of the river. We came about 18 miles and camped at a bottom on the north side, where Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) killed an elk and some of the men killed 3 deer. Some of the hunters killed 3 beaver today.
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