Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 19, 1804
The expedition set off early under clear skies, passing large timbered bottomlands on both sides of the river. Field killed a black-tailed deer and hung it on the bank. Captain Clark and two men hunted on the north side, while the party shot two buffalo seen swimming the river at noon. Captain Lewis and Drewyer hunted on an island opposite the mouth of the Sioux Pass of the Three Rivers. They also passed Elm Creek, Wash Creek, and Night Creek, camping on the south side, where Drewyer arrived having killed two more black-tailed deer.
we Set off eairly. a clear day. we passed handsom large
bottoms on Each Side covered with timber j? Fields killed
a black tailed Deer & hung it up on the bank of the river.
Cap! Clark & 2 men went out to hunt on N.S. at noon we
Saw Some buffaloe Swimming the river. we Stoped and
Killed 2 of them. proceeded on. Cap! Lewis and Drewyer
went to hunt on an Island opposit to this Isl‘ comes in
River called the Souix pass over of the three Rivers. at the
upper end of the Same Is? comes in a creek called Elm Creek
up the bluffs ab! 2 miles comes in another Creek called wash
LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNALS _[Sept. 20
creek. Cap! Lewis and Drewyer Came to the Boat again.
about 2 miles we pass? another creek called night Creek, at
which place we Camped on the South Side. Here Drewyer
came to us had killed 2 deer of the black tal kind.
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We set off early. It was a clear day. We passed handsome large bottoms on each side covered with timber. J. Fields killed a black-tailed deer and hung it up on the bank of the river. Capt. Clark and two men went out to hunt on the north side. At noon we saw some buffalo swimming the river. We stopped and killed two of them. We proceeded on. Capt. Lewis and Drewyer went to hunt on an island. Opposite to this island comes in a river called the Sioux Pass of the Three Rivers. At the upper end of the same island comes in a creek called Elm Creek. Up the bluffs about two miles comes in another creek called Wash Creek.
Capt. Lewis and Drewyer came to the boat again. About two miles on we passed another creek called Night Creek, at which place we camped on the south side. Here Drewyer came to us, having killed two deer of the black-tailed kind.
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