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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
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20th..—

a Cold fair day Several Indians at the fort to day a
Missunderstanding took place between the two inturpeters on
account of their squars, one of the Squars of Shabowner
Squars being Sick, I ordered my Servent to give her Some
froot Stewed and tee at dift times which was the cause of the
missundstd.[14]

 
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I went up with one of the men to the villages. They treated us friendly and
gave us victuals. After we were done eating they presented a bowlful to a buffaloe
head, saying, "eat that," Their superstitious credulity is so great, that they believe
by using the head well, the living buffaloe will come, and that they will get a supply
of meat.—Gass (pp. 98, 99).