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Books: The Journals of Lewis and Clark

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[Clark, November 16, 1804]
16th November Friday 1804
a verry white frost all the trees all Covered with ice, Cloudy, all the
men move into the huts which is not finishd Several Indians Come to
Camp to day, The Ossiniboins is at the Big bellie Camp, Some trouble
like to take place between them from the loss of horses &c. as is Said
by an old Indian who visited us with 4 buffalow robes & Corn to trade
for a pistol which we did not let him have, men imployed untill late in
dobing their huts, Some horses Sent down to Stay in the woods near the
fort, to prevent the Ossniboins Steeling them

[Clark, November 17, 1804]
17 th November Satturday 1804
a fine morning, last night was Cold, the ice thicker than yesterday,
Several Indians visit us, one Chief Stayed all day we are much engaged
about our huts.

[Clark, November 18, 1804]
18th Novr. Sunday 1804
a Cold morning Some wind the Black Cat, Chief of the Mandans Came to
See us, he made Great inquiries respecting our fashions. he also Stated
the Situation of their nation, he mentioned that a Council had been
held the day before and it was thought advisable to put up with the
resent insults of the Ossiniboins & Christonoes untill they were
Convinced that what had been told thim by us, Mr. Evins had deceived
them & we might also, he promised to return & furnish them with guns &
amunitiion, we advised them to remain at peace & that they might depend
upon Getting Supplies through the Channel of the Missouri, but it
requred time to put the trade in opperation. The Assiniboins &c have
the trade of those nations in their power and treat them badly as the
Soux does the Ricarees and they cannot resent for fear of loseing their
trade &.

[Clark, November 19, 1804]
19th of November 1804 our hunters return with 32 Deerr, 12 Elk & a
Buffalow Ice ran which detained the huntes much Cap lewis visit the Me
ne tar rees, the 25th and returned the 27th of Nov. with 2 Chiefs &c.
&c. and told me that 2 Clerks & 5 men of the N W Company & Several of
the hudsons Bay Company had arrived with goods to trade with the
Indians a Mr. La Roche & Mc Kinzey are the Celerks (Distant 150 Miles
across)

[Clark, November 19, 1804]
19th Novr. Monday a Cold day the ice Continue to run our Perogue of
Hunters arrive with 32 Deer, 12 Elk & a Buffalow, all of this meat we
had hung up in a Smoke house, a timeley supply- Several Indians here
all day- the wind bley hard from the N. W. by W. our men move into
their huts, Several little Indian aneckdts. told me to day

[Clark, November 20, 1804]
20th November Tuesday 1804
Capt Lewis & my Self move into our huts, 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 Souix settled on the Missourie above Dog 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 Ricares for makeing
a peace with the Mandans &. &. through us, &. we gave them a
Sattisfactory answer. &c. &c.

[Clark, November 21, 1804]
21st Novr. Wednesday a fine Day dispatched a perogu and Collected Stone
for our Chimnys, Some wind from the S. W. arrange our different
articles- maney Indians visit us to day, G D hurd his hand verry bad-
all the party in high Spirits- The river Clear of ice, & riseing a
little

[Clark, November 22, 1804]
22nd of November Thursday 1804
a fine morning Dispatched a perogue and 5 Men under the Derection of
Sergeant Pryor to the 2nd Village for 100 bushels of Corn in ears which
Mr. Jessomme, let us have did not get more than 80 bushels- I was
allarmed about 10 oClock by the Sentinal, who informed that an Indian
was about to Kill his wife in the interpeters fire about 60 yards below
the works, I went down and Spoke to the fellow about the rash act which
he was like to commit and forbid any act of the kind near the fort-
Some missunderstanding took place between this man & his wife about 8
days ago, and She came to this place, & Continued with the Squars of
the interpeters, 2 days ago She returned to the Villg. in the evening
of the Same day She came to the interpeters fire appearently much beat,
& Stabed in 3 places- We Detected that no man of this party have any
intercourse with this woman under the penelty of Punishment- he the
Husband observed that one of our Serjeants Slept with his wife & if he
wanted her he would give her to him, We derected the Serjeant Odway to
give the man Some articles, at which time I told the Indian that I
believed not one man of the party had touched his wife except the one
he had given the use of her for a nite, in his own bed, no man of the
party Should touch his Squar, or the wife of any Indian, nor did I
believe they touch a woman if they knew her to be the wife of another
man, and advised him to take his Squar home and live hapily together in
future,- at this time the Grand Chief of the nation arrived, & lecturd
him, and they both went off apparently dis

The grand Chief continued all day a warm Day fair afternoon- many
Indian anickdotes one Chief & his familey Stay all night.

[Clark, November 23, 1804]
23rd , a fair warm Day, wind from the S. E. Send after Stone Several
men with bad Colds, one man Sheilds with the Rhumitism the river on a
Stand haveing rose 4 Inches in all

[Clark, November 24, 1804]
24th of November Satturday 1804
a warm Day Several men with bad Coalds we continue to Cover our Huts
with hewed punchens, finishd. a Cord to draw our boat out on the bank,
this is made 9 Straps of Elk Skin,- the wind from the S. E.

[Clark, November 25, 1804]
25th of Novr. Sunday 1804
a fine day warm & pleasent Capt. Lewis 2 Interpeters & 6 men Set out to
See the Indians in the different Towns & Camps in this neighbour hood,
we Continu to Cover & dob our huts, two Chiefs Came to See me to day
one named Wau-ke-res-sa-ra, a Big belley and the first of that nation
who has visited us Since we have been here, I gave him a Handkerchef
Paint & a Saw band, and the other Some fiew articles, and paid a
perticular attention which pleased them verry much, the interpeters
being all with Capt. Lewis I could not talk to them. we Compleated our
huts- Several men with bad Colds, river fall 11/2 inch

[Clark, November 26, 1804]
26th of Novr. 1804 Monday Fort Mandan
a little before day light the wind shifted to the N. W. and blew hard
and the air Keen & Cold all day, Cloudy and much the appearance of
Snow; but little work done to day it being Cold &c.

[Clark, November 27, 1804]
27th of November Tuesday 1804
a cloudy morning after a verry Cold night, the River Crouded with
floating ice wind from the N W. finished Dobing Capt. Lewis returned
from the Villages with two Chiefs Mar-noh toh & Man-nes-sur ree & a
Considerate man with the party who accompanied him, The Menitares, (or
Big bellies) were allarmed at the tales told them by the Mandans Viz:
that we intended to join the Seaux to Cut off them in the Course of the
winter, many Circumstances Combind to give force to those reports i e
the movements of the interpeters & their families to the Fort, the
strength of our work &. &.

all those reports was contridicted by Capt Louis with a Conviction on
the minds of the Indians of the falsity of those reports- the Indians
in all the towns & Camps treated Capt Lewis & the party with Great
respect except one of the principal Cheifs Mar par pa par ra pas a too
or (Horned Weasel) who did not Chuse to be Seen by the Capt. & left
word that he was not at home &.

Seven Traders arrived from the fort on the Ossinaboin from the N W
Companey one of which Lafrances took upon himself to speak unfavourably
of our intentions &. the princpal Mr. La Rock, (& Mr. McKensey) was
informed of the Conduct of their interpeter & the Consiquinces if they
did not put a Stop to unfavourable & ill founded assursions &c. &.

The two Chiefs much pleased with their treatments & the Cherefullness
of the party, who Danced to amuse them &c. &c.

The river fall 2 Inches verry Cold and began to Snow at 8 oClock P M
and Continued all night- Some miss understanding with Jussomm & his
woman- at Day the Snow Seased

[Clark, November 28, 1804]
28th Novr. Wednesday 1804
a cold morning wind from the N. W river full of floating ice, began to
Snow at 7 oClock a m and continued all day at 8 oClock the
Poss-cop-so-he or Black Cat Grand Chief of the Mandans Came to See us,
after Showing Those Chiefs many thing which was Curiossities to them,
and Giveing a fiew presents of Curioes Handkerchiefs arm bans & paint
with a twist of Tobaco they departed at 1 oClock much pleased, at
parting we had Some little talk on the Subject of the British Trader
Mr. Le rock Giveing Meadils & Flags, and told those Chiefs to impress
it on the minds of their nations that those Simbells were not to be
recved by any from them, without they wished incur the displieasure of
their Great American Father- a verry disagreeable day- no work done to
day river fall 1 Inch to day

[Clark, November 29, 1804]
29th November Thursday 1804
A verry Cold windey day wind from the N. W by W. Some Snow last night
the Detpt of the Snow is various in the wood about 13 inches, The river
Closed at the Village above and fell last night two feet Mr. La Rock
and one of his men Came to visit us we informed him what we had herd of
his intentions of makeing Chiefs &c. and forbid him to give meadels or
flags to the Indians, he Denied haveing any Such intention, we agreeed
that one of our interpeters Should Speak for him on Conditions he did
not Say any thing more than what tended to trade alone- he gave fair
promises &.

[Clark, November 30, 1804]
30h of Nov. an Indian Chief Came and informed us that five Men of the
Mandans Nation was on a hunting party to the S W, distance about Eight
Leagues, they were Surprised one man Killed two wounded and nine horses
taken, Severale others men wer on hunting partes & were to have
returned Several days ago & had not yet returned, & that they expected
to be attacked by an army of Sioux I took 23 men and went to the
Village deturmined to Collect the warriers of the Different Villages
and meet the Sioux- The village not expecting Such Strong aid in So
Short a time was a little alarmed of the formable appearance of my
party The principal Chiefs met me at 200 yards Distance from the Town,
and envited me to his Lodge. I told the Nation the Cause of Comeing &.
was to assist in Chastiseing the enimies of my Dutifull Children- I
requested great Chief to repeat the Cercunstance of the Sioux attack as
it realy happined which he did- I told them to Send runners to the
other villages & assemble the warriers & we Would go and Chastize the
Sioux for Spilling the Blood of my Dutifull Children- after a
Conversation of a few minits amongst themselves, a Chief Said that they
now Saw that what we had told them was the trooth and we were ready to
protect them and Kill those who did not listen to our Councils (and
after a long Speech) he concluded Said "the Sious who Spilt our Blood
is gorn home- The Snow is deep and it is Cold, our horses Cannot Travel
thro the plains in pursute- If you will go and conduct us in the Spring
after the Snow is gorn, we will assemble all the warriers & Brave men
in all the villages and go with you." I answered the Speach at Some
length, explained to them their Situation declareing our intentions of
Defending them at any time dureing the time we Should Stay in ther
nieghbourhood, explained the Situation of the Ricaras & told them not
to get angrey with them untill they were Certain of their haveing
violated the treaty &c. &. I crossed the River on the Ice and returned
to the fort

[Clark, November 30, 1804]
30th in the morning early a Indian Came to the river opposit & requsted
to be brought over, that he had Some thing to Say from his nation we
Sent for him, and after he had Smoked- he Said he thought the river was
frosted across here & expected to Cross on the ice

7 or 8 Mandans out hunting in a S. W, Derection from this place about 8
Leagues, after they had made their hunt and on their return was
attackted by a large Party of Seaux, one of the party a young Chief was
Killed 2 wounded & 9 horses taken, the men who made their escape Say
the one half of the party who attacked them was Panias-

The two Panias who Came here a fiew days ago was imediately Sent home,
for fear of their being put to death by the party Defeated

Two of the attacting party was Known to be Panies. The man who was
killed mentioned that after he was wounded, that he had been at war &
been wounded, "this day I shall die like a man before my Enimies,! tell
my father that I died bravely, and do not greive for me-"

4 of the Big bellies who were Camped near thos is missing, and
Searching for him in their Camps above- no one Dare to go to the ground
where the battle was for fear of the Sioux being noumerous-.

[Clark, November 30, 1804]
30th of November Friday 1804
This morning at 8 oClock an Indian Calld from the other Side and
informed that he had Something of Consequence to Communicate. we Sent a
perogue for him & he informed us as follows. Viz: "five men of the
Mandan Nation out hunting in a S. W. derection about Eight Leagues was
Suprised by a large party of Sceoux & Panies, one man was Killed and
two wounded with arrows & 9 Horses taken, 4 of the We ter Soon nation
was missing, & they expected to be attacked by the Souix &c. &." we
thought it well to Show a Disposition to ade and assist them against
their enimies, perticularly those who Came in oppersition to our
Councils, and I Deturmined to go to the town with Some men, and if the
Sceoux were comeing to attact the nation to Collect the worriers from
each Village and meet them, thos Ideas were also those of Capt Lewis, I
crossed the river in about an hour after the arrival of the Indian
express with 23 men including the interpeters and flankd the Town &
came up on the back part The Indians not expecting to receive Such
Strong aide in So Short a time was much Supprised, and a littled
allarmed at the formadable appearance of my party- The principal Chiefs
met me Some Distance from the town (Say 200 yards) and invited me in to
town, I ord my pty into dft. lodges & I explained to the nation the
cause of my comeing in this formadable manner to their Town, was to
asst and Chastise the enimies of our Dutifull Children,- I requested
the Grand Cheif to repeat the Circumstancies as they hapined which he
did as was mentioned by the Express in the morning- I then informed
them that if they would assemble their warrers and those of the
different Towns I would to meet the Army of Souix & Chastise thim for
takeing the blood of our dutifull Children &c. after a conversation of
a fiew minits anongst themselves, one Chief the Big Man Cien Said they
now Saw that what we hade told them was the trooth, whin we expected
the enimies of their Nation was Comeing to attact them, or had spilt
their blood were ready to protect them, and Kill those who would not
listen to our Good talk- his people had listened to what we had told
them and Cearlessly went out to hunt in Small parties believing
themselves to be Safe from the other Nations- and have been killed by
the Panies & Seauex. "I knew Said he that the Panies were Tiers, and
told the old Chief who Came with you (to Confirm a piece with us) that
his people were hers and bad men and that we killed them like the
Buffalow, when we pleased, we had made peace Several times and you
Nation have always Commened the war, we do not want to Kill you, and
will not Suffer you to Kill us or Steal our horses, we will make peace
with you as our two fathers have derected, and they Shall See that we
will not be the Ogressors, but we fear the Ricares will not be at
peace-long- My father those are the words I Spoke to the Ricare in Your
presents- you See they have not opened their ears to your good
"Councils but have Spuilt our blood. two Ricarees whome we Sent home
this day for fear of our peoples Killing them in their greaf-informed
us when they Came here Several days ago, that two Towns of the Ricares
were makeing their Mockersons, and that we had best take care of Our
horses & a number of Sieuex were in their Towns, and they believed not
well disposed towards us- four of the Wetersoons are now absent they
were to have been back in 16 days they have been out 24 we fear they
have fallen. my father the Snow is deep and it is cold our horses
Cannot travel thro the the plains,- those people who have Spilt our
blood have gorn back? if you will go with us in the Spring after the
Snow goes off we will raise the Warriers of all the Towns & nations
around about us, and go with you."

I told this nation that we Should be always willing and ready to defend
them from the insults of any nation who would dare to Come to doe them
injurey dureing the time we would remain in their neighbourhood, and
requstd. that they would inform us of any party who may at any time be
discovered by their Patroles or Scouts;

I was Sorry that the Snow in the Plains had fallen So Deep Sence the
Murder of the young Chief by the Scioux as prevented, their horses from
traveling I wished to meet those Scioux & all others who will not open
their ears, but make war on our dutifull Children, and let you See that
the Wariers of your great father will Chastize the enimies of his
dutifull Children the Mandans, wetersoons & Winitarees, who have opend.
their ears to his advice- you Say that the Panies or Ricares were with
the Sciaux, Some bad men may have been with the Sciaux you know there
is bad men in all nations, do not get mad with the racarees untill we
know if those bad men are Counternoncd. by their nation, and we are
Convsd. those people do not intend to follow our Councils- you know
that the Sceaux have great influence over the ricarees and perhaps have
led Some of them astray- you know that the Ricarees, are Dependant on
the Sceaux for their guns, powder, & Ball, and it was policy in them to
keep on as good terms as possible with the Siaux untill they had Some
other means of getting those articles &c. &. you know your Selves that
you are Compelled to put up with little insults from the Christinoes &
Ossinaboins (or Stone Inds.) because if you go to war with those
people, they will provent the traders in the north from bringing you
Guns Powder & Ball and by that means distress you verry much, but whin
you will have Certain Suppliers from your Great American father of all
those articls you will not Suffer any nation to insult you &c. after
about two hours conversation on various Subjects all of which tended
towards their Situation &c. I informed them I Should return to the
fort, the Chief Said they all thanked me verry much for the fatherly
protection which I Showed towards them, that the Village had been
Crying all the night and day for the death of the brave young man, who
fell but now they would wipe away their tears, and rejoice in their
fathers protection-and Cry no more

I then Paraded & Crossed the river on the ice and Came down on the N.
Side the Snow So deep, it was verry fatigueing arrved at the fort after
night, gave a little Taffee, a Cold night the river rise to its former
hite- The Chief frequently thanked me for Comeing to protect them- and
the whole Village appeared thankfull for that measure

[Clark, December 1, 1804]
1s Decr. a young Chief arrived

7 Chiens Came to the Village with a pipe & the 3 Ricares who Came here
a fiew days ago & Sent off yesterday have returned and Say that the
Sieaux & ricares are Camped together

[Clark, December 1, 1804]
1st of December Satturday 1804
wind from the N W. all hands ingaged in pitting pickets &. at 10 oClock
the half brother of the man who was killed Came and informd. us that
after my departure last night Six Chiens So Called by the french Shar
ha Indians had arrived with a pipe and Said that The mandans
apprehended danger from the Shar has as they were at peace with the
Seaux; and wished to Kill them and the Ricarees (or Parties) but the
Cheifs informed the nation "it was our wish that they Should not be
hurt, and forbid being Killed &c." we gave a little Tobacco &c. & this
man Departed well Satisfied with our councils and advice to him in the
evening a Mr. G Henderson in the imploy of the hudsons bay Company Sent
to trade with the Gros ventre-or big bellies So Called by the french
traders

[Clark, December 2, 1804]
2d of Decr. 1804 Visited by Several Mandan Chiefs and 4 Chyannes Inds.
who Came with a pipe to the Mandans, Sent a Speech to ther Nation a
flag & Some tobacco, also written a Speech to the Ricaras & Sioux,
informe them what they might depend on if they would not open their
ears, & &.

[Clark, December 2, 1804]
2nd of December Sunday 1804
The latter part of last night was verry warm and Continued to thaw
untill ____ oClock when the wind Shifted to the North at 11 oClock the
Chiefs of the Lower village of the Mandans with maney of theire young
men and 4 of the Shar-ha's who had come to Smoke with the pipe of Peace
with the Mandans, we explained to them our intentions our views and
advised them to be at peace, Gave them a flag for theire nation, Some
Tobacco with a Speech to Deliver to their nation on theire return, also
Sent by them a letter to Mrs. Tabbo & Gravoline, at the Ricares
Village, to interseid in proventing Hostilities, and if they Could not
effect those measures to Send & informe us of what was going on,
Stateing to the Indians the part we intend to take if the Rickores &
Seauex did not follow our Derections and be at peace with the nations
which we had addopted- We made Some fiew Small presents to those Shar
ha's and also Some to the Mandans & at 3 oClock they all Departed well
pleased, haveing Seen many Curisossties, which we Showed them-. river
rise one inch

[Clark, December 3, 1804]
3rd December Monday 1804.
a fine morning the after part of the day Cold & windey the wind from
the N W. The Father of the Mandan who was killed Came and made us a
present of Some Dried Simnens & a little pemicon, we made him Some
Small preasents for which he was much pleased

[Clark, December 4, 1804]
4th of December Tuesday 1804
a Cloudy raw Day wind from the N. W. the Black Cat and two young Chiefs
Visit us and as usial Stay all Day the river rise one inch finish the
main bastion, our interpetr. we discover to be assumeing and
discontent'd

[Clark, December 5, 1804]
5th December Wednesday 1804
a Cold raw morning wind from the S. E. Some Snow, two of the N W.
Companey Came to See us, to let us Know they intended to Set out for
the establishment on the osinniboin River in two Days-& their party
would Consist of 5 men, Several Indians also visited us one brought
Pumpkins or Simmins as a preasent a little Snow fell in the evening at
which time the wind Shifted round to N. E.

[Clark, December 6, 1804]
Fort Mandan
6th of December Thursday 1804
The wind blew violently hard from the N, N W. with Some Snow the air
Keen and Cold. The Thermometer at 8 oClock A, M, Stood at 10 dgs. above
o- at 9 oClock a man & his Squar Came down with Some meat for the
inturpeter his dress was a par mockersons of Buffalow Skin Pr. Legins
of Goat Skin & a Buffalow robe, 14 ring of Brass on his fingers, this
metel the Mandans ar verry fond off- Cold after noon river rise 11/2
Inch to day

[Clark, December 7, 1804]
at Fort mandan
7th of December 1804, we were informed by a Chief that great numbers of
Buffalow were on the hills near us Cap Lewis with a party went out &
Killed 11three in view of our fort, The weather so excesive Cold &
wolves plenty, we only saved 5 of them, I with a party turned on the
8th out and found the Buffalow at 7 ms. distant Killed 8 & a Deer, I
returned with 2 Cows leaving men with remaining meat- Several men badly
frost bit- The Themormeter Stood this morning at 44 d. below Breizing.

Capt Lewis went out 9th & Stayed all night out Killed 9 buffalowmaney
of the Buffalow Killed were So meager that they not fit for use
Collected by the ade of Some horses the best of the meat in fact all we
could Save from wolves & I went on a hunting party the 14 & 15 of
Decr.- much Snow verry cold 52° below freesinge. N W. & H Bay Clerks
Visit us the 16th also Mr Hainey, Cold Tem. 74° below freesing

I visit the Mandans on the 1s of January Capt Lewis the 2nd

[Clark, December 7, 1804]
7th of December Friday 1804
a verry Cold day wind from the N W. the Big White Grand Chief of the 1s
Village, Came and informed us that a large Drove of Buffalow was near
and his people was wating for us to join them in a Chase Capt. Lewis
took 15 men & went out joined the Indians, who were at the time he got
up, Killing the Buffalows on Horseback with arrows which they done with
great dexterity, his party killed 14 Buffalow, five of which we got to
the fort by the assistance of a horse in addition to what the men
Packed on their backs- one Cow was killed on the ice after drawing her
out of a vacancey in the ice in which She had fallen, and Butchered her
at the fort- those we did not get in was taken by the indians under a
Custon which is established amongst them i e. any person Seeing a
buffalow lying without an arrow Sticking in him, or Some purticular
mark takes possesion, many times (as I am told) a hunter who Kills
maney Buffalow in a chase only Gets a part of one, all meat which is
left out all night falls to the Wolves which are in great numbers,
always in the Buffalows- the river Closed opposit the fort last night
11/2 inches thick The Thermometer Stood this morning at 1 d. below o-
three men frost bit badly to day