Journal Entry

Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 30, 1804

September 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse Missouri River near Cheyenne River Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7

Set off eairly. acloudy morning. we proceeded on Saw
a Great nomber of Indians on the S. S. comming down the
river. we halted a fiew minutes and Gave them Some tobacco
& Spoke a fiew words to them, and went on under a fine
breeze of wind. towards night the waves ran & our boat
rocked So that it Skared our old Indian which was on board
He was afraid to go-any further with us, and went out on
Shore in order to return to his nation. we Camped on the
N. S. of the river.

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