Clark: October 22, 1804

22nd of October 1804 last night at about 1 oClock I was violently attacked
with Rhumetism in my neck, which was so violently I could not move, Cap L.
applied a hot Stone raped in flannel which gave temperry ease, we passed a
War party of Tetons on their way as we Supposed to the Mandans of 12 men
on the L. S. we gave them nothing and refused to put them across the
river, passed 2 old Villages at the mouth of a large Creek L. S and a
Small Island at the head of which is a bad place, an old Village on the S.
S. and the upper of the 6 Villages the Mandans occupied about 25 years ago
this village was entirely cut off by the Sioux & one of the others
nearly, the Small Pox distroyed great Numbers

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22nd October Monday 1804 last night at 1 oClock I was violently and
Suddinly attacked with the Rhumitism in the neck which was So violent I
could not move Capt. applied a hot Stone raped in flannel, which gave me
some temporry ease,-. we Set out early, the morning Cold at 7 oClock we
Came too at a Camp of Teton Seaux on the L. S. those people 12 in number
were naikd and had the appearanc of war, we have every reason to believ
that they are going or have been to Steel horses from the Mandins, they
tell two Stories, we gave them nothing after takeing brackfast proceeded
onmy Neck is yet verry painfull at times Spasms.

Camped on the L Side, passed an Island Situated on the L. Side at the head
of which & Mandans village S. S. we passd a bad placeThe
hunters killed a buffalow bull, they Say out of about 300 buffalow which
they Saw, they did not See one Cow. Great Deel of Beaver Sign. Several
Cought every night.