Clark: October 1, 1804

1st of October Monday 1804 The wind blew hard from the S. E. all last
night, Set out early passed a large Island in the middle of the river
opposit this Island the Ricaras lived in 2 Villages on the S W. Side,
about 2 Miles above the upper point of the Island the Chyenne River Coms
in on the L. S. and is about 400 yards wide dischargeing but little water
for a R. of its Size, the Current jentle, and navagable, to the Black
mountains we haule the Boat over a Sand bar, River wide & Shoal,
pass’d a Creek at 5 mils we Call Sentinal Creek, a Small one above, but
little timber about this river, the hills not So high as usial, the upper
Creek I call lookout Creek, Camped on a Sand bar, opposit a Tradeing
house, where a Mr. Valles & 2 men had Some fiew goods to trade with
the Sioux, a boy came to us, This Mr. Vallie informed us he wintered last
winter 300 Legus up the Chyemne River under the Black mountains, he Sais
the River is rapid and bad to navagate, it forks 100 Leagus up the N. fork
enters the Black mountain 40 Leagues above the forks the Countrey like
that on the Missouri less timber more Cedar, the Coat Nur or Black m. is
high and Some parts retain Snow all Summer, Covered with timber
principally pine, Great number of goats and a kind of anamal with verry
large horns about the Size of a Small Elk, White Bear no bever on the
chien great numbers in the mountains, The Chyenne Nation has about 300
Lodges hunt the Buffalow, Steel horses from the Spanish Settlements, which
they doe in 1 monththe Chanal of this River is Corse gravel, Those
mountains is inhabited also by the white booted Turkeys worthy of remark
that the Grouse or Prarie hen is Booted, the Toes of their feet So
constructed as to walk on the Snow, and the Tail Short with 2 long Stiff
feathers in the middle.

Sand bars are So noumerous, that it is impossible to discribe them, &
think it unnecessary to mention them.

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1st of October Monday 1804 The wind blew hard all last night from the S.
E. verry Cold Set out early the wind Still hard passed a large Island in
the middle of the river (1) opsd. the lower point of this Island the
Ricrerees formerly lived in a large Town on the L. S. above the head of
the Island about 2 miles we passed the (2) River) L. S. this river Comes
in from the S W. and is about 400 yards wide, the Current appears gentle,
throwing out but little Sands, and appears to throw out but little water
the heads of this River is Indians live Some distance up this river, the
presise distance I cant learn, above the mouth of this river the Sand bars
are thick and the water Shoal the river Still verry wide and falling a
little we are obliged to haul the boat over a Sand bar, after makeing
Several attempts to pass. the wind So hard we Came too & Stayed 3
hours after it Slackened a little we proceeded on round a bend, the wind
in the after part of the Day a head(2) passed a Creek on the L. S.
which we Call the Sentinal, this part of the river has but little timber,
the hills not so high. the Sand bars now noumerous, & river more than
one mile wide including the Sand bars. (2) pass a Small Creek above the
latter which we Call lookout C-. Continued on with the wind imediately a
head, and Came too on a large Sand bar in the middle of the river, we Saw
a man opposit to our Camp on the L. S. which we discovd. to be a
Frenchman, a little of the willows we observed a house, we Call to them to
come over, a boy Came in a Canoo & informed that 2 french men were at
the house with good to trade with the Seauex which he expected down from
the rickerries everry day, Severl large parties of Seauex Set out from the
rics for this place to trade with those menThis Mr. Jon Vallie
informs us that he wintered last winter 300 Leagues up the Chien River
under the Black mountains, he informs that this river is verry rapid and
dificiult even for Canoos to assend and when riseing the Swels is verry
high, one hundred Leagues up it forks one fork Comes from the S. the other
at 40 Leagues above the forks enters the black Mountain. The Countrey from
the Missourie to the black mountain is much like the Countrey on the
Missourie, less timber & a greatr perpotion of Ceder. The black
Mountains he Says is verry high, and Some parts of it has Snow on it in
the Summer great quantities of Pine Grow on the mountains, a great noise
is heard frequently on those mountains-, on the mountains great numbers of
goat, and a kind of Anamale with large Circuler horns, This animale is
nearly the Size of an Argalia Small Elk. White bear is also plentyThe
Chien Inds. inhabit this river principally, and Steel horses from the
Spanish Settlements This excurtion they make in one month the bottoms
& Sides of R Chien is Corse gravel. This frenchman gives an account of
a white booted turkey an inhabitant of the Cout Noie-

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1st of October Monday 1804 at the Mouth of River Chien or Dog R We
proceeded now from the mouth of this river 11 miles and Camped on a Sand
bar in the river opposit to a Tradeing house verry windy & Cold- 11
miles above the Chien R

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The red Berry is Called by the Rees Nar-nis-

The Ricares

Names of the nations who come to the Ricares to trafick and bring Horses
& robes

1. * Kun-na-nar-wesh Gens de vash
Blue beeds
2. ° Noo-tar-wau
Hill Climbers
3. * Au ner-hoo
the people who pen Buffalow to Catch them
4. * To-che-wah-Coo
Fox Indians
5. * To-pah-cass
White hair’s
6. * Cat-tar kah
Paducar
7. * Kie-wah
Tideing Indians
8. * Too war Sar
Skin pricks
9. Shar ha (Chien)
the village on the other Side
10. We hee Shaw (Chien)
The villages on this Side

Those nation all live on the praries from S W. by S. to West of the
Ricaries, all Speek different languages and are numerous all follow the
Buffalow and winter in the mountains. The Mandans Call a red berry common
to the upper part of the Missouri As-say the engages call the Same berry
grease de Buffgrows in great abundance a makes a Delightfull Tart