Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 28, 1805

a clear pleasant morning. we Set off and proceeded on.
passed over hard riffles. the Bluffs & clifts are high [word
illegible] as yesterday. abt 10 oC. Cap! Clark killed a moun-
tain Sheep & [figure illegible] Deer. about noon we halted
to dine near Some old Indian Camps. Some thunder & Small
Showers of rain which lasted about 2 hours. we then pro-
ceeded on a pleasant afternoon. towards evening the hills
began to git lower passed large bottoms, partly covered with
c. wood timber. passed Several Islands 7 or 8 in the course
of the day, Some of them handsom groves of timber on
them. we passed a nomber of large Creeks on each Side of
the river, which force the Gravvel Stone from the hills in to
the river. we Came 21% miles & Camped in a bottom of the
river on the N.S. a large Creek came in on the opposite
Shore. we Saw a gang of Elk in this bottom, & beaver Signs
[along] the Shores. a large bottom on the S. Side. we found
an Indians (?) foot ball floating down the river & dog poles
also.