28th..
Nov. Wednesday 1804—
a cold morning wind from the N.W.
river full of floating
ice, began to Snow at 7 oClock a
m and continued all day.
at 8 oClock the Poss-coss-so-he or Black Cat Grand Chief of
the Mandans
Came to See us, after Showing those Chiefs
many thing[s] which was
Curiossities to them, and Giveing a
fiew presents of Curious Handkerchiefs
arm ban[d]s & paint
with a twist of Tobacco they departed at I oClock
much
pleased, at parting we had Some little talk on the Subject of
the British Trader M. Le rock Giveing meadels & Flags, and
told
those Chiefs to impress it on the minds of their nations
that those
simbiles were not to be receved by any from them,
without they wished [to]
incur the displeasure of their Great
American Father. a verry disagreeable
day no work done to
day river fall 1 Inch to day
