30th. of
Sept. Sunday 1804—
Set out this morning early had not
proceeded on far before
we discovered an Indn. running
after us, he came up with us
at 7 oClock & requested to come on bord
and go up to the
Recorees[10]
we refused to
take any of that band on board if
he chose to proceed on Shore it was
verry Well Soon after
I descovered on the hills at a great distance great
numbers of
Indians which appeared to be makeing to the river above us,
we proceeded on under a Double reafed Sail, & some rain at
9
oClock observed a large band of Indians the Same which I
had before seen
on the hills incamping on the bank the L. S.
we Came too on a Sand bar
Brackfast & proceeded on & Cast
the anchor opposit their Lodge at
about 100 yards distant, and
informed the Indians which we found to be a
part of the Band
we had before Seen, that (we) took
them by the hand and Sent
to each Chief a Carrot of tobacco, as we had
been treated
badly by some of the band below, after Staying 2 days for
them, we Could not delay any time, & referred them to Mr.
Durion
for a full account of us and to here our Talk Sent by
him to the Tetons,
those were verry selicitious for us to land
and eate with them, that they
were friendly &c. &c. we appoligised
& proceeded on,
[11]
Sent the Peroge
to Shore above
with the Tobacco & Deliv
d. it to a
Sold
r. of the Chief with us
Several of them ran up the
river, the Chf
s. on board threw
them out a Small twist
of Tobacco & told them to go back &
open ther ears. they rec[e]ved
the Tobacco & returned to
their lodges. we saw great numbers of white
Guls This day
is Cloudy & rainey. refresh the men with a glass of
whisky
after Brackfast.
We Saw about 6 Miles above 2 Indians who
Came to the
bank and looked at us about 1/2 an hour & went over the
hills
to the S. W. we proceeded on under a verry Stiff Breeze
from
the S. E., the Stern of the boat got fast on a log and
the boat turned
& was verry near filling before we got her
righted, the waves being
verry high, The Chief on board was
So fritened at the Motion of the boat
which in its rocking
Caused Several loose articles to fall on the Deck
from the
lockers, he ran off and hid himself, we landed, he got his gun
and informed us he wished to return, that all things were
cleare for
us to go on, we would not see any more Tetons &c.
we repeated to him
what had been Said before, and advised
him to keep his men away, gave him
a blanket a Knife & some
Tobacco, Smokd. a pipe
& he Set out. We also Set Sale and
Came to at a Sand bar, &
Camped, a verry Cold evening, all
on guard.
Course Distance & reffurence—1st. October
| N. 80°
W. |
3 |
Mls. to the upper pt. of a large Island in the River. (1)[12]
|
| N. 70°
W. |
2 |
Mls. to the Mouth
of Chien or Dog River[13]
on the
L.S. (2)[12]. |
| N. 16°.
W. |
2 1/2 |
Miles to a pt. on the S. S. Passed verry bad Sand
bars |
| N. 50° E. |
4 |
Mile to Some Willows on the L. S. passed 2 Creeks
on the L. S. the upper Small. |
| S. 53° E. |
4
1/2 |
Mls. to a pt. on the S.
S. passing a Bluff on the
L.S. |
|
16 |
|
Sand bars are So noumerous, that it is
impossible to describe
them, & think it unnecessary to mention
them.
