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Show JOURNAL. CHAP. VI. Tuesday 1st. Jarz. 1805. Two shot were fired ft om the S\Vivel, followed by a round of small arms, to welcome the New year. Captain Lewis then t!are each a glass of good old whiskey ; and a short time afte1· another was given by Captain Clarke. About 11 o'clock one of the interpreters and half of our people~ went up, at the request of the natives to the village, to begin the dance ; and we1'e followed some time after by Captain Clarke, and three more lllcn: .The day was '~arm and pleasant. Captaia Le\VIS In the afternoon Issued another glass of wJ1iskey ; and at night Captain Clarke and part of the ~en returned ft·om the village, the rest remained aU night. ,.. TVednesday 2nd. ~ome snow. fen this morning .. fhe lnen, who :emame? at the village last night, returned. Captam Lewis, myself and some others w~nt up t? the second vi.llage and amused ourselves Wlth .danc m~ &c. the greater part of the day. In the evenmg '~ c m gene1'al returned ancl a great numberof the natives, men, women and children came to see us, ~'"u:c.I appear~d hig l:ly pleased. ' ~ l~Js day I discuY~ r·ed how the Indians keep thei1• hotse~ during the Wllltcr. In the day time they are ye rr:n:lte~ to nm out ~nd gather what they can ; ancl at mg ht are brought 1nto the lodges, with the nati,·ea !hem_sclves, and fed upon cotton wood branches: and lll ~Ius way are kept in tolerable case. Tkunday 3rcl. From this to the 13th. the 'vea. thcr was generally very cold; Gut out· hunters were ft·c~luent1y out. One of them killed a beautiful ':1:lte .I~ are. Tne"e animals nre said to be plenty. ~ • e ki.lcd a smalll>uffuloc, 3 elk, 4 deer and tl'r·o ~t JOUrt'·L\L. t111·ce \r nl~~s . T l rcc of the Lu: lei'S f/)i n~ to a distance dO\\ n the rircr, ki llt:1.l l~O t lling· f'or two tb~·~, h u t ~\r ol f, "l1 ich tl LY \r c n.~ olJ'i;.;c:d i.o cat; ~tnd ::i~' i d they rtii~hul it pre tty Yvc ll , hut :·out.d it r ::ttht: r tou~ :·. . • I\ numb<:r of the nati\·\.s !..it.:i '1g OHl httnLi. 1 !-_~ in ~l L·r•· rold clav , Oi1C of them ~;:n~ out on his r et urn in t l1c c\ enini; and ',rn le ft in the 1 Inin or pr~1i rie co r c r u l with a lmff~11 o e rcbe . A!Lc1· snntc time he b-:t;~. n to r ecover a ncll'el11o·.·ed to tl c "·ool1 1, whe re he L ro k~ '-\ number of brani,h..:c;; lo lie on, 2.11d to ~~ec p hit.; h<•cly off the snow. Ti1 the morni;)g be came to the brt, with l1is fet.t U<ltliy fro zen, :'.1: I tl1e orl~o~ r s cnc.!:!rtutJk his cure . Swzrfay 1 Sth . f -.. clear r c..1 cl t1. -..-. ..:\ n u:n be ~· of the natives wc!.lt down the r ivc l' to lltlnt \Yi th our m en. In the l.~ \· eni nn· on~ ol.· our i:.tt.:rpttlr t·s and anotiw·r b . . . Frenchman who had gon e wi th bim to the .. \s<>mtb01 :15 for fm· return ed. 'I'heY l1-.:'"\d thei r Lees so badly frost bitten that the skin ca n~e off, and th<:ir g uide was '>0 badly froze t hat they "·~ r e ('bli~~:ed to 1e \\'~ l1 j :-n with the 1\ S'-liniboins. This n ~·, l.ion ' in:; near lhc.: R o r l~ y 1\tfountains, and abm1t 90 rni lc:) froril fort. ~j,mdan. 1- Jl fu tuhut 1-1. : /z . Sorne snow f··!l t!ti c; m0:·:1ing·. Six m 01'C 1 H1t~tC i':' Wt:11t Ql!t tO .i•)j ii tbC.S·! Wl tt1 t !'e Jl<.1tlV\:S . In the en .. :1 L ~'-· o n ~ or" tt:e hu:,tr:: r·s tk1t lll'~ t ·.,·...:l:t out, return ed. T i;cy had ki~red a hulrahe> a \\ Olf and two port:u pin e ; and Oi l ~ uf th mt n had g-o1. bi') fe~ t so badly fr ozen t L.Ht he was unable to c o 1~ c to th(: fort. Durino- the 15th. ant1 J 6t:1. the weather was 1vann, v "* It ):; presumed, no r>:tr l of 1he g t·eat ck•:n of Ror1~ Mou nl.tins comes as ne:>.: a•· q) tni~c'> to fort ::.i • • b'l; bu t jt j.:; not improb able that t1H. rl.:! may Lc a molflltHi'1, C'mncc'crl ,,·ith th ~..m, ,,·hich r uw; •t co:Hiderablc cl. !-t:tnce u.stw:ml al ong tLe ft~•· at J:,·id!ng r iclt:.·c; and on o..,ome 111[~ps :t motl ;· tain is h ;t1 c!on·n r unni11h' C'H'it and '.\<'St, sn•Jll• ctf t h ~ Ao.,·, l1J · b<Jin rin!l' and lak e, whicl. wou1'1 appcnr to be r.ut mnr~ than 90 ut· 100 m!lcs frum the l'.fantLm villJJeS. |