Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1804
The expedition started early on a foggy morning and continued upriver. On the south bank, the party came across a striking pile of bones that appeared to belong to an enormous fish, with a backbone measuring 45 feet long. The hunters had a successful day, bringing in three buffalo and a deer for the group.
a foggy morning. we Set off eairly proceeded on. we Saw
a ruck of Bones on the Bank S. S. which appeared to be the
Bones of a monstrous large fish the Back Bone is 45 feet long.
the hunters killed three Buffalow & a Deer.
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A foggy morning. We set off early and proceeded on. We saw a heap of bones on the bank on the south side, which appeared to be the bones of a monstrously large fish; the backbone is 45 feet long. The hunters killed three buffalo and a deer.
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