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Mandans.

Ka gar no mogh ge[7] the 2d Chief of the 2d Village of Mandam came
the 30t of Oct. and spoke to us as follows. Viz Will you be so good
as to go to the Village the Grand Chief will speek and give some
corn, if you will let some men take bags it will be well. I am going
with the Chief of the ricares to smoke a pipe with that nation I concluded
to go down.[8]

 
[7]

The Raven; see vol. i, pp. 212, 213. According to Clark's entry for this
date, this chief had been hunting at the time of the council on the twenty-ninth, and
came to present himself October 30.—Ed.

[8]

See vol. i, p. 216, for the departure of the Arikara chief, accompanied by one
Mandan.—Ed.