Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 24, 1805
Clear and pleasant weather as the party set off and continued upriver, passing several creeks, small islands, pitch pine hills, and timbered bottoms. Around 3 P.M. they halted to dine on the north side, where Captain Clark, walking onshore, had killed a fat buffalo; some men went to retrieve the meat. With a southeast wind allowing some sailing, they made about 24 miles before camping in a cottonwood bottom whose leaves had been killed by frost. Two canoes and six men stayed behind overnight. Old Indian camps were seen along the bottoms.
clear & pleasant. we Set off as usal, & and proceeded on
passed Several Creeks & Several Small Islands in the river
passed pitch pine hills & timbred bottoms on each Side. about
3 oClock P. M. we halted to dine at a Small & narrow bottom
covered with timber on N.S. Cap! Clark who walked on Shore
had killed a fat buffaloe Some of the party went for the meat,
high black bluffs on the S.S. & a large creek which came
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in a Short distance below. the wind from the S.E. So that
we Sailed Some part of the time about 4 we proceeded on.
2 canoes waited for the five men to come with the meat,
Came 2434 miles to day and Camped at a bottom covered with
c. wood timber [ of ] which the leaves were dead. they had
been killed by the frost. the 2 canoes & 6 men Stayed behind
all night. we Saw a nomber of old Indian Camps in the
bottoms near the River.
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Clear and pleasant. We set off as usual and proceeded on. Passed several creeks and several small islands in the river. Passed pitch pine hills and timbered bottoms on each side. About 3 o'clock P.M. we halted to dine at a small, narrow bottom covered with timber on the north side. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark), who walked on shore, had killed a fat buffalo. Some of the party went for the meat. High black bluffs on the south side, and a large creek which came in a short distance below. The wind was from the southeast, so that we sailed some part of the time. About 4 we proceeded on.
Two canoes waited for the five men to come with the meat. Came 24 1/4 miles today and camped at a bottom covered with cottonwood timber, the leaves of which were dead. They had been killed by the frost. The two canoes and six men stayed behind all night. We saw a number of old Indian camps in the bottoms near the river.
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