Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 22, 1805
Strong winds from the previous night continued through a cloudy morning, delaying departure until about 11 a.m. The party caught two beaver overnight, then proceeded upriver, passing two small islands, black bluffs lined with pitch pine, and a creek on the north side. They wounded a brown bear in the river and stopped around 2 p.m. to dine in a timbered bottom on a cold, chilly day. Hunters later killed a large brown bear, saving its skin and grease, while Sergeant Ordway and another hunter killed a buffalo. They camped on the north side after 16 miles.
the wind blew hard all last night (caught 2 beaver last night)
and continues blowing this morning. Cloudy. about 11 oC.
A.M. the wind abated So that we Set off and proceeded on
passed a Small Island near N.S. and one Near the S. Side. the
River hills make near the River. passed black bluffs the pitch
pine close along S¢ bluffs to the bank of the River. passed a
Creek on the N.S. we wounded a brown bear in the River.
ab! 2 oC. we halted to dine at a handsom timbred bottom on
the N.S. acold chilly day. towards evening Some of the
hunters killed a large brown bear. we Saved the Skin & greese.
we Camped on the N.S. Came 16% Miles to day. Sergt
Ordway and one of the hunters killed a large buffaloe.
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1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
CHarpTrer VII
mROM THE MUSSELSHEEL TO MARIA’S
RIVER
May 23~June 7, 1805
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The wind blew hard all last night (caught 2 beaver last night) and continues blowing this morning. Cloudy. About 11 o'clock A.M. the wind died down so that we set off and proceeded on. Passed a small island near the north side and one near the south side. The river hills come close to the river. Passed black bluffs; the pitch pine grows close along the south bluffs to the bank of the river. Passed a creek on the north side. We wounded a brown bear in the river.
About 2 o'clock we halted to dine at a handsome timbered bottom on the north side. A cold, chilly day. Towards evening some of the hunters killed a large brown bear. We saved the skin and grease. We camped on the north side. Came 16½ miles today. Sergt. Ordway (Sergeant Ordway) and one of the hunters killed a large buffalo.
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