17th August Friday 1804.
—
a fine morning the wind from the S. E. I collected a
grass much resembling Wheet in its grouth the grain like Rye,
also
Some resembling Rye & Barly. a kind of Timothey, the
Seed of which
branches from the main Stalk & is more like a
flax Seed than that of
Timothey.
at 6 oClock this evening Labieche one of the Party sent to
the Ottoes joined, and informed that the Party was behind
with one of the Deserters M. B. Reed and the 3 principal
Chiefs of the Nations. La Liberty they cought but he
decived them and got away. the object of those Chiefs comeing
forward is to make a peace with the Mahars thro: us. as
the Mahars are not at home this great Object cannot be accomplished
at this time. Set the Praries on fire to bring the
Mahars & Soues if any were near, this being the useal Signal.
a cool evening two Beaver cought to day.
