19th.. October Friday
1804.—
a fine morning wind from the S.E. we Set out early
under
a gentle Breeze and proceeded on verry well, more timber
than
common on the banks on this part of the river. passed
a large Pond on the
S.S. I walked out on the Hills & observed
Great numbers of Buffalow
feeding on both Sides of the river
I counted 52 Gangues of Buffalow &
3 of Elk at one View,
all the runs which come from the high hills which is
Generally
about one or 2 miles from the water is brackish and near the
Hills (the Salts are) and the Sides of the Hills & edges of the
Streems, [the mineral salts appear] I saw Some
remarkable
round hills forming a cone at top one about 90 foot one 60
&
several others Smaller, the Indian Chief say that the Callemet
bird[45]
live in the holes of those hills, the holes form by the
water washing
[away] this Some parts in its passage Down
from the top—near one
of those noles [Knolls], on a point
of a hill 90 feet above the lower
plane I observed the remains
of an old village, (high,
strong, watchtower &c.) which had been
fortified, the Indian
Chief with us tels me, a party of Mandins
lived
there, [Here first saw ruins of Mandan nation] we
proceeded on & camped on the S.S. opposit the upper of
those
conocal hills. our hunters killed 4 Elk 6 Deer & a
pelican, I saw
Swans in a Pond & killed a fat Deer in my
walk, Saw about 10 wolves.
This day is pleasent
Course Distance & reffurence—19th. Octr.
| N. 60°.
W. |
2 1/2 |
Mls. to a pt. on the S.S. Passed a Creek on the
S.S. |
| N. 40°. W. |
2 |
Mls. to Some wood in a bend on the
L.S. |
| N. 10°. E. |
1
1/2 |
mile to the point on the L.S. |
| N.
20°. W. |
2 |
miles to a tree in the bend
S.S. |
| N. 83°. W. |
3 |
miles
to the point on the S.S. |
| N. 44°.
W. |
1 |
mile to a Willow point on the L.S. pd. a Lake S.S. |
| N. 30°.
W. |
2 |
miles to a tree in the bend to the
S.S. |
| N. 80°. W. |
3
1/2 |
miles to a point on the S.S. (2) opposit a round nole
on
the L.S. a Deep bend to the L.S. &
pond. |
|
17
1/2 |
|
Courses
Distance & Reffers.—20th
October
| N. 30°. W |
2 |
Miles to
Some timber in a bend to the S.S. at a Creek (1) |
| N.
10°. W. |
1 |
mile on the
S.S. |
| N. 54°. W. |
3 |
miles
to a pt. on the L.S. Isd). passing over
a Sand bar
S.
S. |
| N. |
2 |
miles to some high
trees in a bend on the S.S. passing
the lowrp.t Is.d. (2) |
| N.
70° W. |
2 |
Miles to a pt. on the
S.S. passing the upper pt. of the
Island on the
L.S. |
| N. 50°. W |
2 |
Mls. to the upper part of Bluff in which there (3) is
Stone
Cole on the L.S. passing the Ist old Mandin
Village on
the L.S.
(4) |
|
12 |
|
