Clark: October 16, 1804

16th of October Tuesday 1804 Some rain this morning 2 Squars verry anxious
to accompany us we Set out with our Chief on Board by name Ar ke tar nar
shar (or Chief of the Town) a little above our Camp on the L. S. passed an
old Shyenne Village, which appears to have been Serounded with a wall of
earth; this is the retreat & first Stand of this nation after being
reduced by the Sioux and drove from their Countrey on the heads of red
River of L Winipic where they Cultivated the landspassed a Creek I call
So-harch or Girl Creek L. S. 2 miles higher passed Woman Crreek or
Char-parts passed an Island Situated in a bend to the S. S. at the lower
point of this Island a Creek comes in Called Kee-tooth

Sar-kar-naror the place of Beaver above the Island a Small River on
the Same S. Side Called War-re-Con nee Elk shed their horns, this river is
35 yards wide & heads near the River au Jacque, Carp Island wind hard
a head from the N W. Saw great numbers of goats or Antelope on Shore, Capt
Lewis one man & the Ricara Chief walked on Shore, in the evening I
discovered a number of Indians on each Side and goats in the river or
Swiming & on Sand bars, when I came near Saw the boys in the water
Swiming amongst the goats & Killing them with Sticks, and then hauling
them to the Shore those on Shore Kept them in the water, I saw 58 Killed
in this way and on the Shore, the hunter with Cap Lewis Shot 3 goats I
came too and Camped above the Ricara Camp on the L. S. Several Indians
visited us duereing the night Some with meat, Sang and were merry all
night.

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16th October Tuesday 1804 Some rain this morning, 2 young Squars verry
anxious to accompany us, we Set out with our Chief on board by name Ar ke
tar na Shar or Chief of the Town, a little above our Camp on the L. S.
passed a Circular work, where the, Shar ha (or Chien, or Dog Indians)
formerly lived, a Short distance abov passed a Creek which we Call Chien
Creek, above is a willow Island Situated near (i ) the L. Side a large
Sand bar above & on both Sides (2) passed a Creek above the Island on
the L. S. call So-harch (or Girls) Creek, at 2 miles higher up (3) passed
a Creek on L. S. call Char part (or womins) Creek passed (5) an Island
Situated in a bend to the S. S. this Isd. is about 11/2 miles long,
Covered with timber Such as Cotton wood, opsd. the lower point a creek
coms in on the S. S. called by the Indians Kee tooth Sar kar nar (or place
of Beavr) above the Island a Small river about 35 yards wide corns in
Called War re con ne or (Elk Shed their horns). The Island is Called Carp
Island by Ivens. wind hard from the N. W. Saw great numbers of Goats on
the Shore S. S. proceeded on Capt. Lewis & the Indian Chief walked on
Shore, Soon after I discovered Great numbers of Goats in the river, and
Indians on the Shore on each Side, as I approached or got nearer I
discovered boys in the water Killing the Goats with Sticks and halling
them to Shore, Those on the banks Shot them with arrows and as they
approachd. the Shore would turn them back of this Gangue of Goats I
counted 58 of which they had killed & on the Shore, one of our hunters
out with Cap Lewis killed three Goats, we passed the Camp on the S. S. and
proceeded 1/2 mile and Camped on the L. S. many Indians came to the boat
to See, Some Came across late at night, as they approach they hollowed and
Sung, after Staying a Short time 2 went for Some meat, and returned in a
Short time with fresh & Dried Buffalow, also goat, those Indians
Strayed all night, They Sung and was verry merry the greater part of the
night