Clark: March 9, 1805

on the 9th of March we were Visited by the Grand Chief of the Minetarres,
to whome we gave a medal & Some Cloths & a flag. Sent a French Man
& a Indian with a letter to Mr. Tabboe informing them the Ricarras of
the desire the Mandans had to See them &. &.

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9th of March Satturday 1805 a Cloudy Cold and windey morning wind from the
Northwalked up to See the Party that is makeing Perogues, about 5
miles above this, the wind hard and Cold on my way up I met The Main Chief
of the Manitarres with four Indians on Thier way to See us, I requested
him to proceed on to the fort where he would find Capt. Lewis I should be
there my Self in corse of a fiew hours, Sent the interpeter back with him
and proceeded on my Self to the Canoes found them nearly finished, the
timber verry bad, after visiting all the perogues where I found a number
of Indans I wind to the upper mandan Village & Smoked a pipe the
greatest mark of friendship and attention with the Chief and returned on
my return found the Manitarree Chief about Setting out on his return to
his village, having recieved of Captain M. Lewis a medel Gorget armbans, a
Flag Shirt, Scarlet &c. &c. &c. for which he was much pleased
Those Things were given in place of Sundery articles Sent to him which he
Sais he did not receive 2 guns were fired for this Great man