28th.. of February Thursday 1805
a fine morning two men of
the NW Compy arrive with letters
and Sackacomah,[29]
also a Root and
top of a plant, presented by
Mr. Haney, for the Cure
of Mad Dogs Snakes &c. and to be
found & used
as follows viz: "this root is found on the high
lands and asent of hills,
the way of useing it is to scarify the
part when bitten to chu or pound an
inch or more if the root
is Small, and applying it to
the bitten part renewing it twice
Day. the bitten person is not to chaw nor Swallow any
of the
Root for it might have contrary effect."
[30]
Sent out
16 men to make four Perogus those men returned
in the evening and informed that they found trees they
thought would
answer.
Mr. Gravelin two frenchmen & two Inds. arrive from the
Ricara Nation with Letters from Mr. Anty Tabeaux, informing
us of the peeceable
dispositions of that nation towards the
Mandans & Me ne ta rees &
their avowed intentions of pursueing
our
councils & advice, they express a wish to visit the
Mandans, &
[to] know if it will be agreeable to them to admit
the Recaras to Settle
near them and join them against their
Common Enemey the Soues We mentioned this to the mandans,
who observed they had always wished to be
at peace and
good neighbours with the Ricaras, and
it is also the Sentiments
of all the Big bellies, & Shoe
nations
Mr. Gravelen informs that the Sisetoons
and the 3 upper
bands of the Tetons, with the
Yanktons of the North intend to
come to war in a Short time against the
nations in this quarter,
& will kill everry white man they See. Mr. T. also informs
that Mr.
Cameron[31]
of
St Peters has put arms into the hands of
the Soues to
revenge the death of 3 of his men killed by the
Chipaways latterley, and
that the Band of tetons which we
Saw is desposed to doe as we have advised
them, thro the
influence of their Chief the Black Buffalow.
Mr. Gravelen further informs that the Party which Robed
us
of the 2 horses laterly were all Sieoux 106 in number, they
Called at the
Recaras on their return, the Recares being despleased
at their Conduct would not give them
any thing to
eate, that being the greatest insult they Could peaceably
offer
them, and upbraded them.
