Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 21, 1805
Clear and pleasant morning as two men who had stayed out overnight returned with a beaver and a deer, having swum across the Mussel Shell River before sunrise. The party set off and caught another beaver, passing timbered bottoms and hilly terrain. The previous day, members had spotted a distant mountain range to the west. Captain Clark killed an elk near old Indian camps, and hunters took another elk, a buffalo, and a beaver. Strong northwest winds forced a two-hour delay and later blew sand so badly at the night's camp on a sandbar that most of the party retreated toward the hills. About 15 miles traveled.
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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A clear, pleasant morning. The 2 men who stayed out all night returned, having caught one beaver and killed a deer. They swam across the Mussel Shell River before sunrise. Soon after, we set off. Another beaver was caught, and we proceeded on. We passed timbered bottoms and hilly land on each side, but the river hills are not as high as they were for some distance below. 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 timbered bottom on the north side, where Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed an elk.
About 1 o'clock P.M. we halted to dine at a handsome timbered bottom on the south shore. One of the hunters killed an elk. The wind rose so high from the northwest that we delayed about 2 hours, and then proceeded on, passing bottoms and pine hills as usual. We came about 15 miles and camped on a large sand beach on the north side. One of the hunters killed a buffalo, and another killed a beaver. The wind rose very high soon after we camped, and made the sand fly so that it was very disagreeable. Most of the party moved back towards the hills.
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