26th. of
October Friday 1804—
Set out early wind from the S. W.
proceeded on saw
numbers of the Mandins on Shore, we set the Ricare Chief
on Shore, and we proceeded on to the Camp of two of their
Grand
Chiefs where we delayed a fiew minits, with the Chiefs
and proceeded on
takeing two of their Chiefs on board & Some
of the heavy articles of
his house hold, Such as earthen pots &
Corn, proceeded on, at this
Camp Saw a (Mr.) Mc Cracken
Englishmon from the N.W. (Hudson Bay)
Company[53]
this man
Came
nine Days ago to trade for horses & Buffalow robes,—
one other man came with him.
the Indians continued on the
banks all day. but little wood on this part
of the river, many
Sand bars and bad places, water much devided between
them
We came too and camped on the L. S. about 1/2 a mile
below the
1st. Mandin Town on the L. S.[54]
soon after our
arrival many men womin & children flocked down to See us,
Capt. Lewis walked to the village with the principal Chiefs and
our interpters, my Rhumatic complaint increasing I could
not go. if
I was well only one would have left the Boat &
party untill we niew
the Disposition of the Inds. I Smoked
with the Chiefs
who came after. Those people apd. much
pleased with
the Corn Mill which we were obliged to use, &
was fixed in the
boat.
Course Distance & reffrs.—26th. Oct.
| N. 45°.
W. |
1 |
Ml. to a tree in the bend to
the Larboard Side |
| N. 70°.
W. |
1 |
Ml to a pt on the S.S. |
| S. 26.
W. |
2 |
Mls. to a Camp of Mandans
wood in the bend
L.S. |
| West. |
1 |
Mls. to a tree in bend L.S. passed a Small
Creek |
| N. 27°. W. |
3 |
Mls. to the pt. Fort Mandan stands on Passing
a Bluff
of indft. Coal
L.S. |
|
8 |
|
| N.
55°. W. |
1 |
Ml. to a pt. on the L. S. |
| S. 60°.
W. |
2- |
Mls. to the 1st Village of the Mandins Situated on the L.
side in an
open
Plain. |
|
11 |
|
