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Clark: September 15, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:59 +0000

Monday 15th of September 1806 we set out early with a Stiff Breeze a head
saw Several deer Swiming the river soon after we Set out. at 11 A.M.
passed the enterance of the Kanzas river which was very low, about a mile
below we landed and Capt Lewis and my Self assended a hill which appeared
to have a Commanding Situation for a fort, the Shore is bold and rocky
imediately at the foot of the hill, from the top of the hill you have a
perfect Command of the river, this hill fronts the Kanzas and has a view
of the Missouri a Short distance above that river. we landed one time only
to let the men geather Pappaws or the Custard apple of which this Country
abounds, and the men are very fond of. we discovered a Buck Elk on a Small
Island, and sent the 2 fields and Shannon in pursute of it they Soon Came
up with and killed the Elk, he was large and in fine order we had his
flesh Secured and divided. as the winds were unfabourable the greater part
of the day we only decended 49 Miles and encamped a Short distance Above
Hay Cabin Creek we are not tormented by the Musquetors in this lower
portion of the river, as we were above the river plat and as high up as
the Rochejhone and for a fiew miles up that river, and above its enterance
into the Missouri. we passd Some of the most Charming bottom lands to day
and the uplands by no means bad, all well timberd. the weather
disagreeably worm and if it was not for the constant winds which blow from
the S. and S E. we Should be almost Suficated Comeing out of a northern
Country open and Cool between the Latd. Of 46° and 49° North in which we
had been for nearly two years, rapidly decending into a woody Country in a
wormer Climate between the Latds. 38°& 39° North is probably the Cause
of our experiencing the heat much more Senceable than those who have
Continued within the parralel of Latitude.

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Clark: September 18, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:59 +0000

Thursday 18th of September 1806 we rose early Capt McClellin wrote a
letter and we took our leave, and proceeded on passed the Grand river at 7
A M. a Short distance below we came up with our hunters, they had killed
nothing. at 10 oClock we Came too and gathered pottows to eate we have
nothing but a fiew Buisquit to eate and are partly compelled to eate
poppows which we find in great quantities on the Shores, the weather we
found excessively hot as usial. the lands fine particularly the bottoms. a
charming Oake bottom on the S E Side of the Missouri above the 2
Charletons rivers we find the Current of this part of the Missouri much
more jentle than it was as we assended, the water is now low and where it
is much confin’d it is rapid. we saw very little appearance of deer, Saw
one bear at a distance and 3 turkeys only to day. our party entirely out
of provisions Subsisting on poppaws. we divide the buiskit which amounted
to nearly one buisket per man, this in addition to the poppaws is to last
is down to the Settlement’s which is 150 miles the party appear perfectly
contented and tell us that they can live very well on the pappaws. we made
52 miles to day only. one of our party J. Potts complains very much of one
of his eyes which is burnt by the Sun from exposeing his face without a
cover from the Sun. Shannon also complains of his face & eyes &c.
Encamped on an Island nearly opposit to the enterance of Mine river.

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Clark: September 13, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:58 +0000

Saturday 13th September 1806 rose early Mr. McClellen gave each man a Dram
and a little after Sunrise we Set out the wind hard a head from the S E at
8 A M we landed at the Camp of the 5 hunters whome we had Sent a head,
they had killed nothing, the wind being too high for us to proceed in
Safty through the emecity of Snags which was imediately below we concluded
to lye by and Sent on the Small Canoes a Short distance to hunt and kill
Some meat, we Sent out 2 men in the bottom they Soon returned with one
turky and informed that the rushes was so high and thick that it was
impossible to kill any deer. I felt my Self very unwell and derected a
little Chocolate which Mr. McClellen gave us, prepared of which I drank
about a pint and found great relief at 11 A.M. we proceeded on about 1
mile and come up with the hunters who had killed 4 deer, here we delayed
untill 5 P. M when the hunters all joined us and we again proceded on down
a fiew miles and encamped on the N E Side of the Missouri haveing decended
18 Miles only to day. the day disagreeably worm. one man George Shannon
left his horn and pouch with his powder ball and knife and did not think
of it untill night. I walked in the bottom in the thick rushes and the
Growth of timber Common to the Illinois Such as cotton wood, Sycamore, ash
mulberry, Elm of different Species, walnut, hickory, horn beem, pappaw
arrow wood willow, prickly ash, &c and Grape vines, pees of 3 species
&c &c. Birds most Common the buzzard Crow the hooting owl and
hawks, &c. &c.-

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Clark: September 6, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:57 +0000

Saturday 6th of September 1806 The Musquetors excessively troublesom we
Set out early at the great Cut off Saw a herd of Elk, we landed and Sent
out Several hunters to kill Some of the Elk, they returnd. without killing
any as the Elk was wild and ran off much fritened. I Sent the two Small
Canoes on a head with derections to hunt in two bottoms below, and after a
delay of half an hour proceeded on wind-hard a head at the lower point 7
of Pelecan Island a little above the Petite River de Seeoux we met a
tradeing boat of Mr. Ag. Choteaux of St Louis bound to the River Jacque to
trade with the Yanktons, this boat was in Care of a Mr. Henry Delorn, he
had exposed all his loading and Sent out five of his hands to hunt they
Soon arived with an Elk. we purchased a gallon of whiskey of this man and
gave to each man of the party a dram which is the first Spiritious licquor
which had been tasted by any of them Since the 4 of July 1805. Several of
the party exchanged leather for linen Shirts and beaver for Corse hats.
Those men Could inform us nothing more than that all the troops had movd.
from the Illinois and that Genl. Wilkinson was prepareing to leave St.
Louis. We advised this trader to treat the Tetons with as much Contempt as
possible and Stated to him where he would be benefited by such treatment
&c &c. and at 1 P. M Set out those men gave us 2 Shots from a
Swivell they had on the bow of their boat which we returned in our turn.
proceeded on about 3 miles and Came up with two of the hunters, they had
not killd. any thing. at 5 miles we over took the Canoe of the other
hunters with Shannon in it floating down, the two fields being in the
woods behind we Came too on a Sand bar on the N. E. Side and delayed all
the after part of the day for the two Fields, Sent out 3 men to hunt in
the bottom up the river and observe if they Saw any Sign of the hunters.
the evening proved Cloudy and the wind blew hard two pelicans were killed
to day. we came 30 Miles only to day the 2 fieldses did not join us I
think they are below. The Chief & the Squaws & children are awarey
of their journey. Children cry &c.

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Clark: August 28, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Thursday 28th of August 1806 Capt Lewis had a bad nights rest and is not
very well this morning. we Set out early and proceded on very well, Saw a
number of Buffalow bulls on the banks in different places. passd the 3
rivers of the Seioux pass at 9 A.M. a Short distance below on the S W Side
Sent out Reubin & Joseph Feild to hunt for the Mule deer or the
antilope neither of which we have either the Skins or Scellitens of, we
detected those two men to proceed on down to the places we encamped the
16th & 17th of Septr. 1804 and which place the party had called
pleasant Camp from the great abundance of Game Such as Buffalow Elk,
antilopes, Blacktail or mule deer, fallow deer, common deer wolves barking
Squirels, Turkies and a variety of other animals, aded to which there was
a great abundance of the most delicious plumbs and grapes. this Situation
which is a Short distance above the enterance of Corvus Creek we are
deturmined to delay one day for the purpose of prcureing the sceletins of
the Mule deer & antilope, and Some barking Squirels. a fiew miles
below the place the 2 Fields were Set on Shore we Set Drewyer and Labeech
on Shore with the Same directions which had been given to the 2 field’s at
12 oClock we Landed on the S W. Side at the Same Spot which we had
encamped on the 16th and 17th of September 1804, and formed a Camp, Sent
out Serjt. Pryor, Shields, Go. Gibson, Willard and Collins to hunt in the
plains up Corvus Creek for the Antilope and Mule deer Sent out Bratten and
Frazier to kill the barking Squirel, and Gave directions to all of them to
kill the Magpye if they Should See any of them Several of the men and the
Squaws of the enterpreter Jessomme and the Mandan Chief went to Some plumb
bushes in the bottom and geathered more plumbs than the party Could eate
in 2 days, those blumbs are of 3 Speces, the most of them large and well
flavored. our Situation is pleasent a high bottom thinly timbered and
covered with low grass without misquitors. at 3 P. M Drewyer and Labeech
arived, the latter haveing killd. a Deer of the Common Speceis only. in
the evening late all the hunters returned without any Speces of animal we
were in want of, they killed 4 Common deer and two buffalow a part of the
best of the meat of those animals they brought in. we precured two of the
barking Squirels only. as we Could not precere any Mule deer or antelope
we concluded to Send the hunters on a head early in the morning and delay
untill 10 A. M to give them time to hunt. I derected Shannon & Collins
to go on the opposit Side, and Labeech and Willard to proceed down on this
Side at Some distance from the river and join the party at the round
Island &c. and R. Field to proceed on Slowly in the Small Canoe to
that place and take in any thing which the hunters might kill. Made 32
miles to day

The hunters informed me that they Saw great numbers of Buffalow in the
plains. I Saw Several herds of those animals on either Side to day at a
distance.

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Clark: August 29, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Friday 29th August 1806 a cloudy morning the hunters proceeded on
agreeable to their orders of last night. I Sent out two men to the village
of barking Squirels with direcitions to kill Some of them. they after 2
hours returned and informed me that not one of those Squirels were to be
Seen out of their holes. the Skins of the party which they had been
dressing Since yesterday being now completely dressed I derected all loose
baggage to be put on board the Canoes and at 10 A.M. Set out and proceeded
on passed the white river at 12 oClock and halted below the enterance of
Shannons Creek where we were joined by Labeech Shannon and Willard, they
had killed 2 common der but no Mule deer or antilopes. Willard informed me
that he Saw 2 antilopes but Could not get near to them. Willard and
Labiech waded white river a fiew miles above its enterance and inform me
that they found it 2 feet water and 200 yards wide. the water of this
river at this time nearly as white as milk. put Drewyer out to hunt on the
S W. Side and proceeded on below the round Island and landed on the N. E.
Side I with Several of the men went out in pursute of Buffalow. the men
killed 2 Bulls near me they were very por I assended to the high Country
and from an eminance, I had a view of the plains for a great distance.
from this eminance I had a view of a greater number of buffalow than I had
ever Seen before at one time. I must have Seen near 20,000 of those
animals feeding on this plain. I have observed that in the country between
the nations which are at war with each other the greatest numbers of wild
animals are to be found- on my return to the river I killed 2 young deer.
after Dinner we proceeded down the river about 3 mile to the Camp of Jo.
& Rubin fields and Collins, and encamped on the S W. Side a little
below our encampment of 13th Septr. 1804, haveing made 20 Miles only.
neither of the hunters killed either a Black tail deer or an antilope. Jo.
Fields & Shields each killed a porcupin and two others of the hunters
Killed Deer, Drewyer did not join us untill 10 P.M. he informed that he
Saw some antilopes and Mule deer but Could kill none of them. Jo. Field
informed that he wounded female of the Mule deer a little below our Camp
late in the evening and could not prosue her I directed him to Set out
with 3 others and follow the Deer and get her if possible early in the
morning.

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Clark: August 30, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Saturday 30th of August 1806 Capt. Lewis is mending Slowly. we set out at
the usial hour and proceeded on very well a fiew miles Jo Field who was on
the Shore being behind I derected one of the Small Canoes with R. Fields
& Shannon to continue on the point of a Sand bar untill he corns up. I
took 3 hunters and walked on the N E Shore with a view to kill Some fat
meet. we had not proceeded far before Saw a large plumb orchd of the most
deelicious plumbs, out of this orchard 2 large Buck Elks ran the hunters
killed them. I Stoped the Canoes and brought in the flesh which was fat
and fine. here the party Collected as many plumbs as they could eate and
Several pecks of which they put by &c. after a delay of nearly 2 hours
we again proceeded on downwards passed 3 Small Islands and as we were
about to land at the place appointed to wait for the 2 fields and Shannon,
I saw Several men on horseback which with the help of a Spie glass I found
to be Indians on the high hills to the N E we landed on the S. W. Side and
I sent out two men to a village of Barking Squirels to kill Some of those
animals imedeatily after landing about 20 indians was discovered on an
eminanc a little above us on the opposite Side. one of those men I took to
be a freinch man from his a blanket Capoe & a handkerchief around his
head. imediately after 80 or 90 Indian men all armed with fusees &
Bows & arrows Came out of a wood on the opposite bank about 1/4 of a
mile below us. they fired of their guns as a Salute we returned the Salute
with 2 rounds. we were at a loss to deturmin of what nation those indians
were. from their hostile appearance we were apprehensive they were Tetons.
but from the Country through which they roved we were willing to believe
them eithe the Yanktons, Ponars or Mahars either of which nations are well
disposed towards the white people. I deturmined to find out who they were
without running any resque of the party and indians, and therefore took
three french men who could Speak the Mahar Pania and some Seioux and in a
Small canoe I went over to a Sand bar which extended Sufficently near the
opposite Shore to Converse. imedeately after I Set out 3 young men Set out
from the opposite Side and Swam next me on the Sand bar. I derected the
men to Speak to them in the Pania and mahar Languages first neither of
which they could understand I then derected the man who could Speak a fiew
words of Seioux to inquire what nation or tribe they belong to they
informed me that they were Tetons and their Chief was Tar-tack-kah-sabbar
or the black buffalow This Chief I knew very well to be the one we had
seen with his band at Teton river which band had attempted to detain us in
the fall of 1804 as we assended this river and with whome we wer near
comeing to blows. I told those Indians that they had been deef to our
councils and ill treated us as we assended this river two years past, that
they had abused all the whites who had visited them since. I believed them
to be bad people & Should not Suffer them to cross to the Side on
which the party lay, and directed them to return with their band to their
Camp, that if any of them come near our camp we Should kill them
certainly. I lef them on the bear and returned to th party and examined
the arms &c. those indians seeing Some Corn in the Canoe requested
Some of it which I refused being deturmined to have nothing to do with
those people. Several others Swam across one of which understood pania,
and as our pania interpreter was a very good one we had it in our power to
inform what we wished. I told this man to inform his nation that we had
not forgot their treatment to us as we passed up this river &c. that
they had treated all the white people who had visited them very badly;
robed them of their goods, and had wounded one man whome I had Seen. we
viewed them as bad people and no more traders would be Suffered to come to
them, and whenever the white people wished to visit the nations above they
would Come Sufficiently Strong to whip any vilenous party who dare to
oppose them and words to the Same purpote. I also told them that I was
informed that a part of all their bands were gorn to war against the
Mandans &c, and that they would be well whiped as the Mandans &
Menetarres & had a plenty of Guns Powder and ball, and we had given
them a Cannon to defend themselves. and derected them to return from the
Sand bar and inform their Chiefs what we had Said to them, and to keep
away from the river or we Should kill every one of them &c. &c.
those fellows requested to be allowed to Come across and make Cumerads
which we positively refused and I directed them to return imediately which
they did and after they had informed the Chiefs &c. as I Suppose what
we had Said to them, they all Set out on their return to their Camps back
of a high hill. 7 of them halted on the top of the hill and blackguarded
us, told us to come across and they would kill us all &c. of which we
took no notice. we all this time were extreamly anxious for the arival of
the 2 fields & Shannon whome we had left behind, and were Some what
consd. as to their Safty. to our great joy those men hove in Sight at 6
P.M. Jo. Fields had killed 3 black tail or mule deer. we then Set out, as
I wished to See what those Indians on the hill would act. we Steared
across near the opposit Shore, this notion put them Some agitation as to
our intentions, some Set out on the direction towards their Camps others
walked about on the top of the hill and one man walked down the hill to
meet us and invited us to land to which invitation I paid no kind of
attention. this man I knew to be the one who had in the fall 1804
accompaned us 2 days and is Said to be the friend to the white people.
after we passd. him he returned on the top of the hill and gave 3 Strokes
with the gun he had in his hand this I am informed is a great oath among
the indians. we proceeded on down about 6 miles and encamped on a large
Sand bar in the middle of the river about 2 miles above our encampment on
Mud Island on the 10th Septr. 1804 haveing made 22 miles only to Day. Saw
Several Indians on the hills at a distance this evening viewing us. our
encampment of this evening was a very disagreable one, bleak exposed to
the winds, and the Sand wet. I pitched on this Situation to prevent being
disturbed by those Scioux in the Course of the night as well as to avoid
the Musquetors-. Killed 9 whistleing squirels.

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Clark: September 1, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Monday 1st of September 1806 Musquitors very troublesom last night, we set
out at the usial hour and had not proceeded on far before the fog became
So thick that we were oblige to come too and delay half an hour for the
fog to pass off which it did in Some measure and we again proceded on R.
Jo. Fields and Shannon landed on an Ponceras Island to try to kill Some
deer which was Seen on the beech and the Canoes all passed them at 9 A. M
we passed the enterance of River Quiequur which had the Same appearance it
had when we passed up water rapid and of a milky white Colour about two
miles below the Quicurre, 9 Indians ran down the bank and beckened to us
to land, they appeared to be a war party, and I took them to be Tetons and
paid no kind of attention to them further than an enquirey to what tribe
they belonged, they did not give me any answer, I prosume they did not
understand the man who Spoke to them as he Spoke but little of their
language. as one Canoe was yet behind we landed in an open Commanding
Situation out of Sight of the indians deturmined to delay untill they Came
up. about 15 minits after we had landed Several guns were fired by the
indians, which we expected was at the three men behind. I calld out 15 men
and ran up with a fill deturmination to Cover them if possible let the
number of the indians be what they might. Capt Lewis hobled up on the bank
and formed the remainder of the party in a Situation well calculated to
defend themselves and the Canoes &c. when I had proceeded to the point
about 250 yards I discovered the Canoe about 1 mile above & the
indians where we had left them. I then walked on the Sand beech and the
indians came down to meet me I gave them my hand and enquired of them what
they were Shooting at, they informed me that they were Shooting off their
guns at an old Keg which we had thrown out of one of the Canoes and was
floating down. those Indians informed me they were Yanktons, one of the
men with me knew one of the Indians to be the brother of young Durion’s
wife. finding those indians to be Yanktons I invited them down to the
boats to Smoke. when we arived at the Canoes they all eagerly Saluted the
Mandan Chief, and we all Set and Smoked Several pipes. I told them that we
took them to be a party of Tetons and the fireing I expected was at the
three men in the rear Canoe and I had went up with a full intention to
kill them all if they had been tetons & fired on the Canoe as we first
expected, but finding them Yanktons and good men we were glad to See them
and take them by the hand as faithfull Children who had opened their ears
to our Councils. one of them Spoke and Said that their nation had opened
their years, & done as we had directed them ever Since we gave the
Meadel to their great Chief, and Should Continue to do as we had told them
we enquired if any of their Chiefs had gone down with Mr. Durion, the
answered that their great Chief and many of their brave men had gone down,
that the white people had built a house near the Mahar village where they
traded. we tied a piec of ribon to each mans hair and gave them Some Corn
of which they appeared much pleased. The Mandan Cheif gave a par of
elegant Legins to the principal man of the indian party, which is an
indian fashion. the Canoe & 3 men haveing joined us we took our leave
of this party telling them to return to their band and listen to our
councils which we had before given to them. Their band of 80 Lodges were
on plum Creek a fiew miles to north. those nine men had five fusees and 4
bows & quivers of arrows. at 2 P.M. we came too on the upper point of
bon homme opposit the antient fortification and Sent out men to hunt on
each Side and on the island. and the canoes on each Side of the island to
receive any meat might be killed I walked on the N. E. main Shore found
the bottom rich and thickly covered with Peavine rich weed grass
interwoven in Such a manner with grape vines that I could not get through
and was obliged to assend a high plains the passing through which I also
found tiresom. the grass was nearly as high as my head and the musquitors
excessively bad. at the lower point of the Island all the Canoes &
hunters Came together. Labeech killed an Elk only the flesh of which was
brought on in the perogue. at this island we brought 2 years together or
on the 1st of Septr. 1804 we Encamped at the lower point of this Island.
after we all Came together we again proceeded on down to a large Sand bar
imediately opposit to the place were we met the Yanktons in Council at the
Calumet Bluffs and which place we left on the it of Septr. 1804. I
observed our old flag Staff or pole Standing as we left it. the musquitors
excessively troublesom untill about 10 P.M. when the S W wind became
Strong and blew the most of them off. we came 52 miles to day only with a
head wind. the Country on either Side are butifull and the plains much
richer below the Queiquer river than above that river.

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Clark: August 25, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:55 +0000

Monday 25th August 1806 a cool clear morning a Stiff breeze ahead we Set
out at the usial hour and proceeded on very well. I derected Shields
Collins Shannon and the two fieldses to proceed on in the two small Canoes
to the Ponia Island and hunt on that Island untill we came on, they Set
out before day light The Skirt of timber in the bend above the Chyenne is
not very Considerable the timber is Scattered from 4 to 16 miles on the S
W Side of the river, and the thickest part is at the distance of 6 &
10 miles from the Chyenne, a narrow bottom of Small Cotton trees is also
on the N E pt. at the distance of from 4 to 41/2 miles above the Chyenne
imediately at the enterance of that river I observe but fiew large trees
Some Small Growth and willows on the lower Side bottom on the Missouri
about 1/2 a mile and extends up the Chyen 1 mile about a quarter of a mile
above is a 2d bottom of Cotton timber, in the point above the Chyenne
there is a considerable bottom of about 2 miles on that river and a large
timbered bottom a Short distance above. at 8 A.M. we Came to at the mouth
of the Chyenne to delay untill 12 to make a meridian observation and
derected 3 hunters to proced up this river and hunt its bottoms untill
twelve at which hou we Shall proceed on. the hunters returned with 2 deer
the Chyenne discharges but little water which is much the colour of the
missouri tho not So muddy I observe a very eligable Situation on the bank
of the Chyenne on it’s lower Side about 100 paces from it’s enterance.
this Situation is above the high floods and has a perfect Command of each
river we obtained a Meridian altitude with the Sextt. and artificial
Horizon 112° 50′ 00″- after which we proceeded on passed the pania Island
and came up with Shields and Collins they had killed two deer only at 3 P
M we passed the place where we Saw the last encampement of Troubleson
Tetons below the old ponia village on the S W Side. a very large timbered
bottom on the N. E. Side imedialely below the Pania Island. Latd. of
Chyenne is ____ North. at Sunset we landed about the Center of a large
bottom on the N E Side a little below the enterance of No timber Creek and
below our Encampment of 29th of Septr. 1804. dreyer killed a deer after we
encamped. a little above our encampmt. the ricaras had formerly a large
village on each Side which was destroyed by the Seioux. there is the
remains of 5 other villages on the S W. Side below the Chyenne river and
one on Le ho catts Isld. all those villages have been broken up by the
Seioux. This day proved a fine Still day and the men played their oars and
we made 48 miles to day. The 2 fields and Shannon did not join this
evening which caused me to encamp earlier than usial for them. we Saw no
game on the plains today. the Tetons have been on the river not long Since

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Clark: August 26, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:55 +0000

Tuesday 26th of August 1806 a heavy dew this morning the hunters or
Shannon & the 2 fields came up at Sunrise and we Set out, they had
killed only 2 Small deer one of which they had eat at 8 passed the place
the Tetons were encamped at the time they attempted to Stop us in Septr.
1804, and at 9 A.M. passed the enterance of Teton River. Saw Several black
tail or Mule deer and Sent out to kill them but they were wild and the
hunters Could not get a Shot at either of them. a fiew miles below the
Teton river I observed a buffalow Skin Canoe lying on the S Shore and a
Short distance lower a raft which induces me to Suspect that the Tetons
are not on the Missouri at the big bend as we were informed by the
Ricaras, but up the Teton river. at Meridn. we halted on the N E. Side
opposit a handsom leavel plain in which there is great quantities of
plumbs which are not yet ripe. we passed the enteranc of Smoke Creek and
landed and Continued two hours to Stop a leak in the perogue and fix the
Stearing oare, Saw great quantities of Grapes, they are black tho not
thurerly ripe. at 5 P M. we landed a Louisells fort on Ceder Island, this
fort is entire and every part appears to be in the Same state it was when
we passed it in Septr. 1804. I observed the appearance of 3 fires in the
houses which appeared to have been made 10 or 12 days past. we proceeded
on about 10 miles lower and encamped on the S. W. Side opposit our outward
bound encampment of the 21st of Septr. 1804, a fiew miles above Tylors
River. we had a Stiff breeze from the S. E. which continued to blow the
greater part of the night dry and pleasent. as we were now in the Country
where we were informed the Sceoux were assembled we were much on our guard
deturmined to put up with no insults from those bands of Seioux, all the
arms &. in perfect order. Capt. L. is Still on the mending hand he
walks a little. I have discontinued the tent in the hole where the ball
entered, agreeable to his request. he tells me that he is fully Convinced
that the wound is sufficiently heeled for the tents to be discontinued. we
made 60 miles to day with the wind ahead greater part of the day-

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