Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 23, 1804
The party departed early under clear skies, traveling past timber on the north shore and highlands to the south. They passed Smoke Creek and Elk Island at the lower end of the Long Reach, noting a pleasant bottom to the north and barren hills to the south. R. Fields had gone out hunting earlier. Around 6 p.m., four Sioux Indians appeared on the south bank; three swam across to the camp on the north side, reporting that more of their nation were nearby. The men ferried them back, and Fields rejoined the party with one goat.
we Set out eairly aclear morning passed Some timber on
the N. S. high land on the S. S. passed a creek on the N. S.
called Smoak creek. R. Fields went out to hunt we passed
Elk Island at the lower end of the long reach. a handsom
bottom on the N.S. and barron hills on the S. Side. At
6 oC in the evening we Seen 4 Indians on the S.S. we
Camped on the N.S. and three of them Swam over to us
they belonged to the Souix nation. they Informed us that
their was more of their nation not far off we Set them back
over the river again R. Fields joined us here had killed one
Goat.
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We set out early on a clear morning. We passed some timber on the north side and high land on the south side. We passed a creek on the north side called Smoke Creek. R. Fields went out to hunt. We passed Elk Island at the lower end of the long reach. There was a handsome bottom on the north side and barren hills on the south side.
At 6 o'clock in the evening we saw 4 Indians on the south side. We camped on the north side, and three of them swam over to us. They belonged to the Sioux nation. They informed us that there were more of their nation not far off. We set them back over the river again. R. Fields joined us here, having killed one goat.
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