Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 22, 1804
The party set off early on a foggy morning, passing timbered land to the south and high plains to the north. Around 3 p.m. they reached one of the Three Sisters islands, where trader Régis Loisel had built a cedar-picketed fort about 65–70 feet square, containing a divided house used as a hall, trading post, and family quarters. Drouillard and Shields rejoined the group with the horse, having killed several deer and a white wolf. They passed an old Indian camp and salvaged dog poles for use as setting poles, then camped on the north side.
Set off eairly a foggy morning. passed Some timber on
S.S. high plains on N.S. about 3 oC we passed a ceeder
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Isl? one of the 3 Sister[s] where M! Louisell had built a fort
of ceeder. it is pickeded in 65 or 70 feet Square a Sentery
box at the 2 angles corners the pickets are 131% feet above
Ground. in this Square he built a house 451% by 32% feet
divided into 4 equal parts, one for a common hall one to trade
in and one for a famaly house. opposite this Drewyer &
Shields came to us with the horse. they had killed Several
deer and one white wolf. passed a creek & Is? of the 3 Sisters
proceeded on passed an old Indian Camp where we found
Some of their dog poles, they answer us for Setting poles.
the reason that they are called dog poles is that they tye them
to their dogs & they hall their baggage &c. from one Camp
to another. we Camped on the N. S.
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Set off early on a foggy morning. Passed some timber on the south side, high plains on the north side. About 3 o'clock we passed a cedar Island, one of the 3 Sisters, where Mr. Louisell (Mr. Loisel) had built a fort of cedar. It is picketed in 65 or 70 feet square, with a sentry box at the 2 corner angles. The pickets are 13½ feet above ground. In this square he built a house 45½ by 32½ feet, divided into 4 equal parts: one for a common hall, one to trade in, and one for a family house.
Opposite this, Drewyer (Drouillard) and Shields came to us with the horse. They had killed several deer and one white wolf. Passed a creek and Island of the 3 Sisters and proceeded on. Passed an old Indian camp where we found some of their dog poles; they serve us for setting poles. The reason they are called dog poles is that they tie them to their dogs, and the dogs haul their baggage etc. from one camp to another. We camped on the north side.
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