16th November Friday 1804—
a verry white
frost all the trees all covered with ice, cloudy,
all the men move into
the huts which is not finishd. Several
Indians come to
camp to day, The Ossiniboins is at the Big
bellie
Camp, some trouble like to take place between them
from the loss of horses
&c. as is Said by an Indian who
visited us with 4 Buffalow robes &
corn to trade for a Pistol
which we did not let him have, men imployd
untill late in
dobing[22]
their huts, Some horses Sent down to Stay in the
woods near the fort, to prevent the Ossniboins Steeling them.