Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 6, 1805
Clear, pleasant, and warm weather with an east wind made for good sailing. The party caught two beaver overnight and watched a brown bear swim across the river ahead of them. Around 2 p.m. they stopped to dine at a wooded bottom on the north side, where Captain Clark killed an elk. A brief sprinkle of rain passed quickly. They traveled about 27 miles total, passing bluffs and hills, and camped in a timbered bottom on the south side, noting that game trails crisscrossed the area.
clear pleasant and warm. the wind from the east. we Sailed
on verry well. Caught two beaver last night. Saw a brown
bair Swim the River before us. about 2 oC. we halted to dine
1 The words ‘‘feet’’ and ‘*Inches’’ were inserted later ; the former is evidently
an error. — Ep.
1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
at a handsom bottom covered with timber on the N.S. Cap!
Clark killed an Elk, «a light sprinkling of rain, but did not
last long. passed a bluff on S. S. and Some hills also. high
plains & bottoms on the N. Side and on the S. S. Came
about 27 miles in all this day, and Camped in a bottom of
timber on the S. Side. the bottoms is all trod up by the Game,
and different paths in all directions. &c. &c.
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Clear, pleasant, and warm. The wind from the east. We sailed on very well. Caught two beaver last night. Saw a brown bear swim the river before us. About 2 o'clock we halted to dine at a handsome bottom covered with timber on the north side. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) killed an elk. A light sprinkling of rain, but it did not last long. Passed a bluff on the south side and some hills also. High plains and bottoms on the north side and on the south side. Came about 27 miles in all this day, and camped in a bottom of timber on the south side. The bottoms are all trod up by the game, and different paths run in all directions, etc., etc.
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