20th. November Tuesday 1804—
Cap Lewis & my Self move into our hut,[24]
a verry hard
wind from the W. all the after part of the day a temperate
day
Several Indians came Down to Eat fresh meat, three
Chiefs from the 2d. Mandan Village Stay all Day, they are
verry Curious in
examining our works. Those Chiefs informs
us that the Souex settled on the
Missourie above Dog (Chayenne)
River, threten to attacked them this
winter, and have
treated 2 Ricares who carried the pipe of peace to them
verry
roughly, whiped & took their horses from them &c. &c.
& is
much displeased with the Ricares for makeing a peace with the
Mandans &c. &c. through us, we gave them a Sattisfactory
answer. &c. &c.
