Part 33 (1/2)

[Clark, October 14, 1804]

14th of October Sunday 1804.

Some rain last night all wet & Cold, we Set early the rain contind all Day at ____ miles we pa.s.sed a (1) Creek in the L. S. 15 yards wide this Creek we Call after the 3rd Chief Piaheto (or Eagles feather) at 1 oClock we halted on a Sand bar & after Dinner executed the Sentence of the Court Martial So far as giveing the Corporal punishment, & proceeded on a fiew miles, the wind a head from N. E. Camped in a Cove of the bank on the S. S. imediately opposit our Camp on the L. Side I observe an antient fortification the walls of which appear to be 8 or 10 feet high, the evening wet and disagreeable, the river Something wider more timber on the banks

The punishment of this day allarmd. the Indian Chief verry much, he Cried aloud (or effected to Cry) I explained the Cause of the punishment and the necessity He thought examples were also necessary, & he himself had made them by Death, his nation never whiped even their Children, from their burth.

[Clark, October 15, 1804]

15th of October Rained all last night, pa.s.sed a Ricara hunting camp on the S.S. & halted at another on the L.S, Several from the 1t Camp visited us and gave meat as also those of the Camp we halted at, we gave them fish hooks Some beeds &c. as we proceeded on we Saw a number of Indians on both Sides all day, Saw L. S some Curious Nn.o.bs high and much the resemblance of a hiped rough house, we halted at a Camp of 10 Lodges of Ricaras on the S. S., we visited thier Lodges & were friendly recved by all--their women fond of our men--&c.

[Clark, October 15, 1804]

15th of October Monday 1804 rained all last night, we Set out early and proceeded on at 3 Miles pa.s.sed an Ind. Camp on the S. S. we halted above and about 30 of the Indians came over in their Canoos of Skins, we eate with them, they give us meat, in return we gave fishhooks & Some beeds, about a mile higher we came too on the L. S. at a Camp of Ricres of about 8 Lodges, we also eate & they gave Some meat, we proceded on Saw numbers of Indians on both Sides pa.s.sing a Creek, Saw many Curious hills, high and much the resemblance of a house with a hiped roof, at 12 oClock it Cleared away and the evening was pleasent, wind from the N. E.--at Sunset we arrived at a Camp of Ricares of 10 Lodges on the S. S. we Came too and Camped near them Capt Lewis & my Self went with the Chief who accompanis us, to the Huts of Several of the men all of whome Smoked & gave us Something to eate also Some meat to take away, those people were kind and appeared to be much plsd. at the attentioned paid them.

Those people are much pleased with my black Servent--Their womin verry fond of carressing our men. &.

[Clark, October 16, 1804]

16th of October Tuesday 1804 Some rain this morning 2 Squars verry anxious to accompany us we Set out with our Chief on Board by name Ar ke tar nar shar (or Chief of the Town) a little above our Camp on the L. S. pa.s.sed an old Shyenne Village, which appears to have been Serounded with a wall of earth; this is the retreat & first Stand of this nation after being reduced by the Sioux and drove from their Countrey on the heads of red River of L Winipic where they Cultivated the landspa.s.sed a Creek I call So-harch or Girl Creek L. S. 2 miles higher pa.s.sed Woman Crreek or Char-parts pa.s.sed an Island Situated in a bend to the S. S. at the lower point of this Island a Creek comes in Called Kee-tooth

Sar-kar-nar--or the place of Beaver above the Island a Small River on the Same S. Side Called War-re-Con nee Elk shed their horns, this river is 35 yards wide & heads near the River au Jacque, Carp Island wind hard a head from the N W. Saw great numbers of goats or Antelope on Sh.o.r.e, Capt Lewis one man & the Ricara Chief walked on Sh.o.r.e, in the evening I discovered a number of Indians on each Side and goats in the river or Swiming & on Sand bars, when I came near Saw the boys in the water Swiming amongst the goats & Killing them with Sticks, and then hauling them to the Sh.o.r.e those on Sh.o.r.e Kept them in the water, I saw 58 Killed in this way and on the Sh.o.r.e, the hunter with Cap Lewis Shot 3 goats I came too and Camped above the Ricara Camp on the L. S.

Several Indians visited us duereing the night Some with meat, Sang and were merry all night.

[Clark, October 16, 1804]

16th October Tuesday 1804 Some rain this morning, 2 young Squars verry anxious to accompany us, we Set out with our Chief on board by name Ar ke tar na Shar or Chief of the Town, a little above our Camp on the L. S. pa.s.sed a Circular work, where the, Shar ha (or Chien, or Dog Indians) formerly lived, a Short distance abov pa.s.sed a Creek which we Call Chien Creek, above is a willow Island Situated near (i ) the L. Side a large Sand bar above & on both Sides (2) pa.s.sed a Creek above the Island on the L. S. call So-harch (or Girls) Creek, at 2 miles higher up (3) pa.s.sed a Creek on L. S. call Char part (or womins) Creek pa.s.sed (5) an Island Situated in a bend to the S. S. this Isd. is about 11/2 miles long, Covered with timber Such as Cotton wood, opsd. the lower point a creek coms in on the S. S. called by the Indians Kee tooth Sar kar nar (or place of Beavr) above the Island a Small river about 35 yards wide corns in Called War re con ne or (Elk Shed their horns). The Island is Called Carp Island by Ivens. wind hard from the N. W. Saw great numbers of Goats on the Sh.o.r.e S. S. proceeded on Capt. Lewis & the Indian Chief walked on Sh.o.r.e, Soon after I discovered Great numbers of Goats in the river, and Indians on the Sh.o.r.e on each Side, as I approached or got nearer I discovered boys in the water Killing the Goats with Sticks and halling them to Sh.o.r.e, Those on the banks Shot them with arrows and as they approachd. the Sh.o.r.e would turn them back of this Gangue of Goats I counted 58 of which they had killed & on the Sh.o.r.e, one of our hunters out with Cap Lewis killed three Goats, we pa.s.sed the Camp on the S. S. and proceeded 1/2 mile and Camped on the L. S. many Indians came to the boat to See, Some Came across late at night, as they approach they hollowed and Sung, after Staying a Short time 2 went for Some meat, and returned in a Short time with fresh & Dried Buffalow, also goat, those Indians Strayed all night, They Sung and was verry merry the greater part of the night

[Lewis, October 16, 1804]

October 16th This day took a small bird alive of the order of the ____ or goat suckers. it appeared to be pa.s.sing into the dormant state. on the morning of the 18th the murcury was at 30 above 0. the bird could scarcely move.--I run my penknife into it's body under the wing and completely distroyed it's lungs and heart--yet it lived upwards of two hours this fanominon I could not account for unless it proceeded from the want of circulation of the blood.--the recarees call this bird to'-na it's note is at-tah-to'-nah'; at-tah'to'-nah'; to-nah, a nocturnal bird, sings only in the night as does the whipperwill.--it's weights oz 17 Grains Troy

[Clark, October 17, 1804]

17th of October 1804 Wind S. W. I walked on Sh.o.r.e with the Ricara Chief and an Inteprieter, they told me maney extroadenary Stories, I Killed 3 Dear & a Elk, the Chief Killed a Deer and our hunters Killed 4 Deer, in my absenc the wind rose So high that the Boat lay too all Day; Latd 46 23' 57” N, I caught a Small uncommon whiperwill we observe emence herds of Goats, or Antelopes flocking down from the N E Side & Swiming the River, the Chief tels me those animals winter in the Black Mountain, and in the fall return to those mounts from every quarter, and in the Spring disperse in the planes, those emence herds we See all of which is on the N E Side of the River is on their way to the mountain, and in the Spring they will be as noumeroes on their return (some ganges winter on the Missouri)--camped on the L. S.

note from the Ricares to the River Jacque near N. E. is about 40 mes.