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Documenting Lewis and Clark – 1805, The Westward Passage
 May
8: The River That Scolds All Others
Meriwether Lewis: the water of this river possess a peculiar whiteness, being about the colour of a cup of tea with the admixture of a tablespoonfull of milk. From the colour of it's water we called it Milk river.(Moulton, Vol. 4, p. 124)
William Clark: we are willing to believe that this is the River the Minitarres Call the river which Scolds at all others.(Moulton, Vol. 4, p. 128)
Joseph Whitehouse: we halted on the point above the mouth to dine. . . .about 2 oC we proceeded on . . . we Saw a Great deal of beaver Sign all Sorts of Game on each Side R.(Moulton, Vol. 11, p. 149)
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