Journal entry · May 8, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 8, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River at the Milk River confluence · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River at the Milk River confluence
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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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 5 mi south of Nashua, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 21.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Milk River Confluence (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.4 mi
- Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.5 mi
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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