Journal entry · May 4, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 4, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River above the Poplar River · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River above the Poplar River
clear & pleasant. we delayed Some time to mend the
rudder which Got broke last night. we Set off about 9 Oclock
and proceeded on. passed large bottoms covered with timber
on each Side and Smoth [smooth] high plains back from the
River. at a 11 oC. we passed the mouth of a Creek which
came in on S. Side of the Missourie. proceeded on passed a
beautiful plain on the N. S. where we Saw large Gangs of
1 The last two sentences were added later, as is shown by the fact that they are
crowded in before the next day’s entry. — Eb.
buffaloe Elk & Cabberee or Goats. Camped in a bottom on
the N. S. Came 22 miles to dav. we killed two Deer
today.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 10 mi east of Wolf Point, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 14.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Missouri River above the Poplar River in 360°
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