July the 28th. Satturday
1804—
Set out this morning early, the wind from the N. W. by
N. a Dark Smokey Morning Some rain passed at 1 ml. a
Bluff on the S.
S.[4]
the first
high land above the Nodaway
aproaching the river on that Side, a Island
and Creek 15 yds.
wide on the S. S. above this Bluff, as this Creek has no
name
call it Indian Knob Creek our party on Shore Came to the
river
and informs that they heard fireing to the S. W. below[5]
this High
Land on the S. S. the Aiauway Indians formerly
lived, below this old
village about 5 miles passed Some
Monds on the L. S. in a bend where the
Otteauze Indians
formerly lived, this Situation I
examined, found it well situated
for Defence,
about 2 or 300 acres of Land Covered with
Mounds
The flank came in
& informed they heard two Guns to the
S. W. the high land approaches
in the 1st. bend to the left,
we camped on the S. S.
below the point of an Island, G
Drewyer brought in a Missourie Indian which he met with hunting
in the Prarie This Indian is one of the fiew
remaining
of that nation, & lives with the Otteauz, his Camp about 4
Miles from the river, he informs that the 'great gangue'
[body
—Biddle] of the Nation were hunting the Buffalow
in the Plains. his party was Small Consisting only of about
20
Lodges.[6]
[Blank space in MS.] Miles further another
Camp where there was a french
man, who lived in the nation,
this
Indian appear'd Spritely, and appeared to make use of
the Same
pronouncation of the Osarge, Calling a Chief
Inea
Cours. Distance
& reffers. July 28
S. 32°.
E. |
1 |
Ml. on the L. Side to pt. of a Sand bar L. S. |
N. 10
W. |
1/2 |
Ml. on the L. S. a High
Bluff on the Stabd. S. above the
old village of the
Aiaouez, this High land the 1st.
above Nordaway which aproaches the river S.
S. |
N. 30° W. |
1/2 |
on the
L. Side |
N. 77. W. |
3 |
Ms. to a pt. on the L. S. psd. an Isd. & Indian Knob
Creek S.
S. |
N. 60 W. |
3 |
Ms. to a pt. on the S. S. passed the
aforesaid Island S. S. |
N. 60
W. |
3/4 |
on the S. S. |
N. 63.
E |
2 |
Ms. to a point L. S. opsd. a Island in the M. river |
|
10
3/4 |
|