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28th. of September 1804. Friday—

Made many attemps in different ways to find our anchor,
but Could not, the Sand had Covered it, from the Misfortune
of last night our boat was laying at Shore in a verry unfavourable
Situation, after finding that the anchor Could not be
found we deturmined to proceed on, with great difficuelty got

the Chiefs out of our boat, and when we was about Setting out
the Class Called the Soldiers took possession of the Cable
the 1st. Cheif which was Still on board, & intended to go a
Short distance up with us. I told him the men of his nation
Set on the Cable, he went out & told Capt. Lewis who was
at the bow the men Who Set on the roap was Soldiers, and
wanted Tobacco Capt. L. [said] would not agree to be forced
into any thing, the 2d. Chief Demanded a flag & Tobacco
which we refusd. to Give Stateing proper reasons to them for
it after much Dificuelty—which had nearly reduced us to
necessity to hostilites I threw a Carrot of Tobacco to 1st.
Chief took the port fire from the gunner. Spoke so as to
touch his pride The Chief gave the Tobacco to his Soldiers
& he jurked the rope from them and handed it to the bowsman
we then Set out under a Breeze from the S. E. about 2 miles
up we observed the 3rd. Chief on Shore beckining to us we
took him on board he informed us the roap was held by the
order of the 2d. Chief who was a Double Spoken man, Soon
after we Saw a man Comeing full Speed, thro: the plains left
his horse & proceeded across a Sand bar near the Shore we
took him on board & observed that he was the Son of the
Chief we had on board we Sent by him a talk to the nation
Stateint [stating] the cause of our hoisting the red flag undr. the
white, if they were for peace Stay at home & do as we
had Directed them, if the[y] were for war or were Deturmined
to stop us we were ready to defend our Selves, we halted one
houre & 1/2 on the S. S. & made a Substitute of Stones for
a ancher, refreshed our men and proceeded on about 2 Miles
higher up & Came to a verry Small Sand bar in the middle
of the river & Stayed all night, I am verry unwell for want
of Sleep Deturmined to Sleep to night if possible, the Men
Cooked & we rested well.

Course Distance & reffs.

     

N. 33 W.	3	Miles to the extmty of a Sand bar on the L. S. passed a Willow Isld. on the L. S. at the Comse. of the Course.
S. 80° W.	3	Mls. to an object on the bank in a bend to the S. S. at Some woods, opsd. the High land on the L. S. Camped.
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