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Journal entry · May 21, 1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 21, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Musselshell River · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 11 mi NW mouth of Musselshell River, MT
a clear pleasant morning. the 2 men returned who Stayed
out all night had caught one beaver & killed a Deer” they
Swam across the Mussel Shell River before Sun rise. Soon
after we Set off. another beaver was caught we proceeded on.
passed timbred bottoms & hilly land on each Side, but the
River hills are not So high, as they were for Some distance be-
low. Some of the party yesterday discovered a high range of
mountains to the west, a long distance off. we Saw Some old
Indian Camps in a timbred bottom on N.S. where Cap! Clark
killed an Elk. about 1 oC. P. M. we halted to dine at a hand-
som timbred bottom on the South Shore. one of the hunters
killed an Elk. the wind rose So high from the N. W. that we
delayed about 2 hours and proceeded on passed bottoms & pine
hills as usal. Came about 15 Miles and Camped on a large
Sand beach on N. S. one of the hunters killed a buffaloe another
killed a beaver. the wind rose verry high Soon after we
Camped, and made the Sand fly So that it was verry disagree-
able the most of the party moved back towards the hills.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 11 mi NW mouth of Musselshell River, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 15.8 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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