Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 22, 1804

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.