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13th.. of October Satturday 1804—

one man J. Newmon confined for mutinous expression Set
out early proceeded on, passd. a camp of Seauex on the S.S.
those people only viewed us & did not Speak one word. The
visiters of last evening all except one returned which is the
Brother of the Chief we have on board passed (1) a Creek
13 yds on the S.S. at 18 ml. above the Town heading in some
Ponds a Short Dists. to the N.E. we call Stone Idol C. (well
to observe here that the Yankton or R Jacque heads at about
2 Days March of this place Easterly, the R. de Seaux one
Day further, the Chien (Chayenne the Chayl formerly there) a
branch of R. Rouche (Rouge) Still beyend, and the River
St. Peters 4 Days march from this place on the Same Derection
(Informtn. of the Rickores). Passed a large willow (2) & Sand
Islands above the mouth of the last Creek. at 21 Miles

above the Village passed a (3) Creek about 15 yards wide on
the L.S. we call after 2d. Chief Pocasse (or Hay). nearly
opposit this Creek a fiew miles from the river on the S.S. 2
Stones resembling humane persons & one resembling a Dog is
Situated in the open Prarie, to those Stones the Rickores
pay Great reverance make offerings (votive Dress &c.) whenever
they pass (Informtn. of the Chief & Intepeter) those
People have a curious Tredition of those Stones, one was a
man in Love, one a Girl whose parents would not let [them]
marry (The man as is customary went off to mourn, the female
followed.), the Dog went to morn with them all turned to
Stone gradually, commenceing at the feet. Those people fed
on grapes untill they turned, & the woman has a bunch of
grapes yet in her hand, on the river near the place those are
Said to be Situated, we obsd. a greater quantity of fine grapes
than I ever Saw at one place.

The river above the Island on which the Lower Reckores
Village is Situated is narrow and conts. a great[er] propotion of
Timber than below, the bottoms on both Sides is covered
with timber the up lands naked the current jentle and Sand
bars confined to the points Generally.

We proceeded on under a fine Breeze from the S.E. and
camped late at the upper part of Some wood on the Starboard
Side. Cold & Some rain this evening. we Sent out hunters
killed one Deer.

we Tried the Prisoner Newmon last night by 9 of his Peers
they did "Centence him 75 Lashes & Disbanded [from] the
party."

Course distance & reffurence—13th. Octr.

               

N. 60°. W.	3	Miles to a pt. on the S.S.
N. 40°. W.	2	Miles to a pt. of timber on L. S.
N. 10°. W.	2	Miles to the pt. on the L. S.
N. 53 W.	1 1/2	Mls. to a pt. on the S. S.
North	2	Mls. to a pt. on the L. S. opsit the mouth of a Creek on the S. S. (1)
N. 70°. W.	4 1/2	Miles to a pt. on the S. S. passing a Island (2) and opsd. a Creek L. S. (3)
N. 18°. E	3	Mls. to the upper point of Some wood on the S. S. and camped.
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