Clark: October 9, 1804

9th of October Tuesday 1804 a windey night Some rain, and the wind
Continued So high & cold We could not Speck in Council with the
Indians, we gave them Some Tobacco and informed them we would Speek
tomorrow, all the grand Chiefs visited us to day also Mr Taboe, a trader
from St. LouisMany Canoes of a Single Buffalow Skin made in the
form of a Bowl Carrying generally 3 and Sometimes 5 & 6 men, those
Canoes, ride the highest Wavesthe Indians much asstonished at my
Black Servent and Call him the big medison, this nation never Saw a black
man before, the wind verry high, I saw at Several times to day 3 Squars in
single Buffalow Skin Canoes loaded with meat Cross the River, at the time
the waves were as high as I ever Saw them in the Missouri

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9th of October 1804 Tuesday a windey rainey night, and Cold, So much So we
Could not Speek with the Indians to day the three great Chiefs and many
others Came to See us to day, we gave them Some tobacco and informed them
we would Speek on tomorrow, the day Continued Cold & windey Some rain
Sorry Canoos of Skins passed down from the 2 villages a Short distance
above, and many Came to view us all day, much asstonished at my black
Servent, who did not lose the oppertunity of his powers Strength &c.
&. this nation never Saw a black man before.

Several hunters Came in with loads of meat, I observed Several Canoos made
of a Single buffalow Skin with 2 & 3 Thre Squars Cross the river to
day in Waves as high as I ever Saw them on this river, quite uncomposed I
have a Slite Plurise this evening Verry Cold &c. &.

1st Chiefs name Ka kawissassa (lighting Crow.) 2d do do Pocasse (or Hay)
3d do do Piaa he to (or Eagles feather)