Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 8, 1805
The party set off early under cloudy skies with intermittent rain and a swift current, aided by a fine east breeze. Around 1 o'clock they reached the mouth of a deep river about 200 yards wide on the north side, located 2,100 miles from the Missouri's mouth, which they named Scolding or Milk River. They halted to dine, and a small party explored upstream, killing a deer. Continuing on past timbered bottoms and high plains, they made 27 miles and camped on the south side, noting abundant beaver sign and game.
we Set off eairly. clouded up and rained Some the current
Swift. we proceeded on under a fine breeze from the East,
20 m* by about 1 oClock then we passed the mouth of a
River on N.S. about 200 yards wide and verry deep. it is
2100 miles from the mouth of the Missourie R. to the mouth
of this River. we named this River Scolding or milk River.
we halted on the point above the mouth to dine. Some men
went a Short distance up this River. one of them killed a
deer. about 2 oClock we proceeded on passed handsom
bottoms thinly covered with timber on the River and high
beautiful high plains on the N. S. and River hills on the S. S.
Came 27 miles this day and Camped on a timbred bottom on
the S.S. one man killé a beaver. we Sawa Great deal of
beaver Sign all Sorts of Game on each Side R.[iver]
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We set off early. It clouded up and rained some. The current was swift. We proceeded on under a fine breeze from the east, 20 miles by about 1 o'clock, when we passed the mouth of a river on the north side about 200 yards wide and very deep. It is 2,100 miles from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of this river. We named this river Scolding or Milk River.
We halted on the point above the mouth to dine. Some men went a short distance up this river. One of them killed a deer. About 2 o'clock we proceeded on, passing handsome bottoms thinly covered with timber along the river, beautiful high plains on the north side, and river hills on the south side. We came 27 miles this day and camped on a timbered bottom on the south side. One man killed a beaver. We saw a great deal of beaver sign and all sorts of game on each side of the river.
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