1st. of December Satturday 1804—
Wind from
the NW. all hands ingaged in gitting pickets
&c. at 10 oClock the half
brother of the man who was killed
came & informd
us that after my departure last night Six
Chiens so
called by the french or Shar ha Indians had arrived
with a pipe and said that their nation was at one days march
and
intended to come & trade &c. three Panies had also
arrived from
the nation, (their nation was then within 3 days
march
& were coming on to trade with us Three Pawnees
accompd these Chayennes The mandans call all ricaras Pawnees
don't use the name of rics. but the rics call themselves Rics) The
Mandans apprehended
danger from the Shar has as they were
at peace with
the Seaux; and wished to Kill them and the
Ricaries (or panies) but the
Chiefs informed the nation it was
our wish that they Should not be hurt,
and forbid their being
killed &c." We gave a little Tobacco &c.
& this man
Departed well satisfied with our Councils and advice to
him.
in the evening a Mr. G Henderson [arrived
—Ed.] in the
imploy of the hudsons bay Company sent to trade with the
Gros ventre, or Big bellies so called
by the french traders
