October 9, 1804
9th of October Tuesday 1804 a windey night Some rain, and the wind
Continued So high & cold We could not Speck in Council with the
Indians, we gave them Some Tobacco and informed them we would Speek
tomorrow, all the grand Chiefs visited us to day also Mr Taboe, a
trader from St. Louis— Many Canoes of a Single Buffalow Skin made in
the form of a Bowl Carrying generally 3 and Sometimes 5 & 6 men, those
Canoes, ride the highest Waves— the Indians much asstonished at my
Black Servent and Call him the big medison, this nation never Saw a
black man before, the wind verry high, I saw at Several times to day 3
Squars in single Buffalow Skin Canoes loaded with meat Cross the River,
at the time the waves were as high as I ever Saw them in the Missouri
9th of October 1804 Tuesday
a windey rainey night, and Cold, So much So we Could not Speek with the
Indians to day the three great Chiefs and many others Came to See us to
day, we gave them Some tobacco and informed them we would Speek on
tomorrow, the day Continued Cold & windey Some rain Sorry Canoos of
Skins passed down from the 2 villages a Short distance above, and many
Came to view us all day, much asstonished at my black Servent, who did
not lose the oppertunity of his powers Strength &c. &. this nation
never Saw a black man before.
Several hunters Came in with loads of meat, I observed Several Canoos
made of a Single buffalow Skin with 2 & 3 Thre Squars Cross the river
to day in Waves as high as I ever Saw them on this river, quite
uncomposed I have a Slite Plurise this evening Verry Cold &c. &.
| 1st Chiefs name |
Ka kawissassa (lighting Crow.) |
| 2d do do |
Pocasse (or Hay) |
| 3d do do |
Piaa he to (or Eagles feather) |
