Missouri River near White River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 14, 1804
A foggy, cloudy day with some rain made for difficult travel, as shallow water forced the men to wade and haul the barge over sandbars. The party stopped for breakfast at 8 a.m., where three hunters from the previous day rejoined them. They passed black bluffs on the south side, a timbered island, and a creek. Drouillard had trapped three beaver overnight, and the hunters killed a hare and a goat, the latter shot by Captain Clark and the first goat the expedition had seen on the Missouri. Mosquitoes were troublesome.
a foggy morning, a cloudy day and Some rain the water is
So Shallow that we had to waid & hall the barge over the
Sand bars. at 8 oClock we halted for to take breakfast. the
3 men who went a hunting yesterday joined us here. the hills
and praries are pleasant but barron. G. Drewyer caught 3
beaver last night the Musquitoes are troublesom. pass‘ black
bluffs on the S. Side and an Island which had Som timber on
it. passed a creek on South Side. the hunters killed a goat
and a hare. the Goat was killed by Cap! Clark & the first
that was Seen by the party on the Missourie.
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A foggy morning, a cloudy day, and some rain. The water is so shallow that we had to wade and haul the barge over the sand bars. At 8 o'clock we halted to take breakfast. The 3 men who went hunting yesterday joined us here. The hills and prairies are pleasant but barren. G. Drewyer caught 3 beaver last night. The mosquitoes are troublesome. Passed black bluffs on the south side and an island which had some timber on it. Passed a creek on the south side. The hunters killed a goat and a hare. The goat was killed by Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and was the first that was seen by the party on the Missouri.
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