Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 20, 1805
On a clear pleasant morning, the party set off as usual, with hunters bringing in a beaver caught the previous night. Around 9 a.m. they passed a creek and a cottonwood bottom on the south side, and continued past pitch pine and cedar hills lining the river. By 11 a.m., after about six miles, they reached the mouth of the Musselshell River, 2,271 miles from the Missouri's mouth. They encamped on the point between the rivers, took observations placing the latitude at 47°24' North, and hunters killed eight deer, four elk, and a wolf.
a clear pleasant morning. we Set off as usal. one of the
hunters caught a beaver last night. ab‘ nine oC. we passed the
mouth of a Creek on the S.S. and a handsom bottom of c.[ot-
ton| wood timber. one of the hunters killed a Deer another
killed a beaver. we proceeded on passed pitch pine & ceeder
hills on each Side [of the] River. about 11 oClock, we arived
at the mouth of Mussell Shell River on the S.S. this River is
110 yards wide and the Missourie 222 yards wide at this place,
and 2271 miles from the mouth of the Missourie River. we
encamped here on the point between the 2 rivers which is
a large bottom covered with C. wood timber. we delayed
here all day for observations &c. found the latitude 47°, 24’
North the hunters killed at this place Eight Deer 4 Elk one
woolf and remained here all the afternoon & Camped for the
night 2 men Stayed out hunting beaver all night. we came
only 6 miles this morning.
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A clear, pleasant morning. We set off as usual. One of the hunters caught a beaver last night. About nine o'clock we passed the mouth of a creek on the south side, and a handsome bottom of cottonwood timber. One of the hunters killed a deer; another killed a beaver. We proceeded on, passing pitch pine and cedar hills on each side of the river. About 11 o'clock we arrived at the mouth of Mussell Shell (Musselshell) River on the south side. This river is 110 yards wide, and the Missouri is 222 yards wide at this place, and 2,271 miles from the mouth of the Missouri River. We camped here on the point between the two rivers, which is a large bottom covered with cottonwood timber. We stayed here all day for observations, etc. We found the latitude to be 47° 24' North. The hunters killed at this place eight deer, four elk, and one wolf, and remained here all the afternoon and camped for the night. Two men stayed out hunting beaver all night. We came only six miles this morning.
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