Clark: October 7, 1804

7th of October Sunday 1804 frost last night, passed a River 90 yds. wide
the Ricaras Call Sur-war-kar-ne all the water of this river runs in a
chanel of 20 yards, the Current appears jentle, I walked up this River a
mile, Saw the tracks of white bear, verry large, also a old Ricara village
partly burnt, fortified about 60 Lodges built in the Same form of those
passed yesterday, many Canoes & Baskets about the hutsabout 10
oClock we Saw 2 Indians on the S. S. they asked for Something to eat &
told us they were Tetons of the band we left below on ther way to the
Ricaras we gave them meat & wind hard from the South, passed a large
open Island covered with grass and wild rye, I walked on the Isd & 4
men they Killed a Braroe & a Black tale Doe with a black breast, the
largest Deer I ever saw, the great numbers of Grous on it, we call it
Grous Island, Camped opposit the Island near the S. Side.

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7th of October Sunday 1804 a Cloudy morning, Some little rain frost last
night, we Set out early proceeded on 2 miles to the mouth of a (1) river
on the L. S. and brackfast this river whin full is 90 yards wide the water
is at this time Confined within 20 yards, the Current appears jentle, this
river throws out but little Sand at the mouth of this river we Saw the
Tracks of White bear which was verry large, I walked up this river a mile-
below the (2) mouth of this river, is the remains of a Rickorrie Village
or Wintering Camp fortified in a circular form of a bout 60 Lodges, built
in the Same form of those passed yesterday This Camp appears to have been
inhabited last winter, many of their willow & Straw mats, Baskets
& Buffalow Skin Canoes remain intire within the Camp, the Ricares Call
this river Sur-war-kar-na or Park from this river we proceeded on under a
gentle Breeze from the S. W. at 10 oClock we Saw 2 Indians, on the S. S.
they asked for Something to eate, & informed us they were part of the
Beiffs De Medisons Lodge on their way to the Rickerreis, passed (3) a
willow Island in a bind to the S. S. (4) at 5 miles passd. a willow Island
on the S. S.wind hard from the South in the evening I walked on an
(5) Island nearly the middle of the river Called Grous Island, one of the
men killed a Shee Brarrow, another man killed a Black tail Deer, the
largest Doe I ever Saw (Black under her breast) this Island is nearly 11/4
ms. Squar no timbr high and Covered with grass wild rye and Contains Great
numbers of Grouse, we proceeded on a Short distance above the Island and
Camped on the S. S. a fine evening.