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May 25th. Friday 1804—

rain last night, river fall several inches, Set out early psd.
Several Islands passed Wood River on the Lbd. Side at 2
Miles passed [again] the Creek on the St. Side called La
quevr [quiver] at 5 miles passed a [small] Creek (called R la
poceau) at 8 miles, opsc. an Isd. on the Lbd. Side, Camped at
the mouth of a Creek called River a Chouritte, [La Charrette],

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above a Small french Village of 7 houses and as many families,[22]
settled at this place to be convt. to hunt, & trade with the Indians,
here we met with M. Louisell, imedeately down from
the Seeder [Cedar] Isld. Situated in the Country of the Sciox
[Sioux] 400 Leagues up he gave us a good Deel of information
[and] Some letters he informed us that he Saw no
Indians on the river below the Poncrars [Poncaras].[23] Some
hard rain this evening.

Course & Distance 25th May

       
West  3  M s. Stbd. Side passed Creek 
N. 57° W.  5  Ms. Lbd. Side psd. Creek 
N. 20° W  2  M s.to Mo: Chouritte Creek 
10  & Village on the St. Side. 

The people at this Village is pore, houses Small, they sent
us milk & eggs to eat.

 
[22]

Gass and Floyd, in their journals, call this place St. John's, and say that it was
"the last white settlement on the river."—Ed.

[23]

Referring to the Siouan tribe of Poncas, whose village was on the Ponca River,
a stream flowing into the Missouri not far above the Niobrara River. When visited
by our explorers, their town was found deserted, the tribe (then reduced to a few
cabins) being absent on a hunting expedition, and having joined the Omahas, also a
Siouan tribe, for mutual aid and protection.—Ed.

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