Clark: September 28, 1804

28th of Septr 1804 Friday I made maney attempts in defferent ways to find
our anchor without Sukcess, the Sand had Covered her up, we Deturmined to
proceed on to Dayand after Brackfast we with great Dificuelty got
the Chiefs out of the boat, and when we were about Setting out the Class
Called the Soldiars took possession of the Cable- the 1st Cheif was Still
on board and intended to go a Short distance up with us, was informed that
the men Set on the Cable, he went out and told Capt Lewis who was at the
Bow, they wanted tobacco The 2d Chief Demanded a flag & Tobacco which
we refused to give, Stateing proper reasons to them for it, after much
rangleing, we gave a Carrot of Tobacco to the 1st Cheif and he to the men
&lurked the Cable from them & proceeded on under a Breeze from the
S E. we took in the 3rd Cheif who was Sitting on a Sand bar 2 miles abovehe
told us the Rope was held by order of the 2d Chief who was a Double Spoken
manSoon after we Saw a man rideing full Speed up the bank, we
brought him on board, & he proved to be the Sun of the 3d Cheif, by
him we Sent a talk to the nation, explanitory of our hoisting the red flag
under the white, if they were for Peace Stay at home and doe as we had
Derected them and if they were for war or deturmined to attempt to Stop
us, we were ready to defend our Selves (as I had before Said)we
Substituted large Stones in place of an Anchor, we came to at a Small Sand
bar in the middle of the river and Stayed all night-I am verry unwell I
think for the want of Sleep

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28th of September 1804 Friday Made many attemps in different ways to find
our Anchor but could not, the Sand had Covered it, from the misfortune of
last night our boat was laying at Shore in a verry unfavourable Situation,
after finding that the anchor Could not be found we deturmined to proceed
on, with great difficuelty got the Chiefs out of our boat, and when we was
about Setting out the Class Called the Soldiers took possession of the
Cable the 1 s Chief which was Still on board & intended to go a Short
distance up with us, I told him the men of his nation Set on the Cable, he
went out & told Capt Lewis who was at the bow the men who Set on the
Roap was Soldiers and wanted Tobacco Capt. L. Said would not agree to be
forced into any thing, the 2d Chief Demanded a flag & Tobacco which we
refusd. to Give Stateing proper reasons to them for it after much
difucelty-which had nearly reduced us to hostility I threw a Carot of
Tobacco to 1 s Chief Spoke So as to touch his pride took the port fire
from the gunner the Chief gives the Tobaco to his Soldiers & he jurked
the rope from them and handed it to the bows man we then Set out under a
Breeze from the S. E. about 2 miles up we observed the 3rd Chief on Shore
beckining to us we took him on board he informed us the roap was held by
the order of the 2d Chief who was a Double Spoken man, Soon after we Saw a
man Comeing full Speed, thro the plains left his horse & proceeded
across a Sand bar near the Shore we took him on board & observed that
he was the Son of the Chief we had on board we Sent by him a talk to the
nation Stateent the Cause of our hoisting the red flag undr. the white, if
they were for peace Stay at home & do as we had Derected them, if the
were for war ore were Deturmined to Stop us we were ready to defend our
Selves, we halted one houre & 1/2 on the S. S. & made a Substitute
of Stones for a ancher, refreshed our men and proceeded on about 2 miles
higher up & came too a verry Small Sand bar in the middle of the river
& Stayed all night, I am Verry unwelle for want of Sleep Deturmined to
Sleep to night if possible, the men Cooked & we rested well.