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Show .f4 JOURNAL . the horse, they \voulcl have hitn given up. These Indians are a band of the Sioux, called the Tinton or Ttcton-Band. Tuesday 25th. 'Ve stayed here to wait for the Indi. lns, who were expected to arrive, and at I 0 o'clock they came, about 50 in number. The com.manding officers made thl'ee of them chiefs and gave them some presents. Five of the1n came on board and remained about three hours. Captain Clal'l~e and some of our men in a periogue went ashore with them; but the Incli<tns did not seem disposed to permit their return. They said they were poor and wished to keep the p eriogue with them. Captain Cla1·ke insisted on coming to the boat; but they refused to let hint, alld said thc.:y had soldiers as well as he had. l-Ie told th em his soldi er~ we1·c good, and that he had more medicine aboard his boat than would kjll twenty such 11ations in one clay. After thi.s they chd not th-reaten a.n~ more, and said they only want.ed us to stop at tnen· lodge, that the women ~n cl cb1 Jdren mio-ht see. the boat. Fou:· of them Ccttfle aooaed, when ~·e proceeded on a mile, and ca~t anchor at the point of an island in the middle t•f the river. The J tH.liuns ren1: tinecl '"ith us all night. ~Vcdnesc_fay 26:h. \V e set out cady, and proceeded' on four m1les. f!'e bank of the rlver on the south side was covered all the way with Indi:..tns ; and at 10 o'clock we met the whole bJ.nd, and ancl1ored ab?ut 100 yards from the shore. Captain Le,vis, the chiefs, and some men went on shm·e, the Indians were p eaceable and kind. After some tin1e Capt. Lewis returned on boJrcl, and Capt. Clarke went on shore. l~'hen the Inclbns saw him coming they met h.im ~vlth .a buff.t!oe rol~c, spread it out and made him get 1nto lt., and then oght of them catTied him to the connell house. About an hour after some of them cam~ for C ~tplain. Lewis, and he landed ; and· eight of them earned lum to the council house in ~he same- JOUR~AL. 45 , manner, they had carried Captain Cl~~ rke. 'fhey killed several clogs for out' people to feast on, and spent th~ greater-part of the d.1y Ll eating and smok· lng. At nig-ht tl1c women a!>Serubled, and danced till 11 o'clock: then the offtccrs came on board with two chiefs, who continued with uc.; tllltil the morning. Thursday 27th. ''' e remained here all day. Capt. Lewis, myself and some of the men went over to the Indi,tn camp. Their lodges arc abo:.1t d g hty in ntm1· ber, awl contain about ten pet·sc,ns cuch; the greater part women and children. Ti1e \'/Omen were cmploy- c..:d ir 'ressing· b\!lt'dloe s~ ; ns, for clothing for them:wl aucl fot.: covering their lodges. They arc the mu::. ~ J.liendly people I ever saw; but ' "ill pilfcl' if they have an opportunity. They al'e also very dirty : the water they make use of, is carried in the paunches of the nnimt Is they kill, just as they are c.·mptiec1, without being cl 0 Cl.n€'d. They gc..vc us dishes of victuals of various kinds; I harl never seen any thing like some of these d!shes, nor could I tdl of wbat ingr~di ents, or' bow tltc-y we!'C made. About 15 days ago they had had a hattie with th~ 1\1allas, of whom t beY killed 7 5 men and took 2 5 women prisoners, \Vhom they ha )e now with them. They promised to Capt. Lev, is that they would send' the prisoner~ back and make peace. .About 3 o'clock we went :lbvard the boat accomf> anied with the old chief ~Hld his little son . Jn the cvel·ling Captain Clarke and ~orne of the men went on::r, and the Indians made prepal'(ltions for a dance. .At clark iL commenced. Captain Lewis, myself and some of our party went up to sec them perform. Their band of mus.ick, ot· m·chestra, was composed of auout twelve persons beating on a buffaloe hide, anct s haking· small bags that 1nacle a rattling noise. They h ncl a large fire in the centre of th eir camp; on one side the wornen, about 80 jn numlJel·, formed in a solid column rom1cl the fire, with sticks in t hei~· |