Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 24, 1805

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.