18th. December Tuesday 1804—
The Themometer
the Same as last night Mrs. Haney &
La Rocke left
us for the Grossventre Camp, Sent out 7 men
to hunt for the Buffalow they
found the weather too cold &
returned, Several Indians Came, who had
Set out with a
View to Kill buffalow, The river rise a little I imploy my
Self makeing a Small Map of Connextion &c. Sent Jessomme
to the
Main Chief of the mandans to know the Cause of his
detaining or takeing a horse of
Chabonoe our big belly interpeter,
which we found was thro: the
rascallity of one Lafrance
a trader from the NW. Company, who told this
Chief that
Chabonat ow
d him a horse to go and take him
he done So
agreeable to an indian Custom. he gave up the
horse
