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Show !OURNAL~ flHAP. VII. Srzt'li1'lky 6tl1. The day was clear and pleasant, ·This morning we heard that some of the Ricknrecs bad come up to the .iHandan villages. Our illlerp1·c~ ter and some of tl e 1nen '1\erc sent over to usccl'tnin the truth of the report ; and Wtt 111'ere detained all day waiting their rt:turn. Sunday 7th. The men returned and four of the Rickarees with them. The com l11anding officers he!cl a com·ersation with these lndians ; <~nd they ~oncluded that some of them would go down jn the boat from their village to St. Louis. About 5 o'clock i1~ ~he afternoon we left fort Mandans in good spirits. 1lnrty one men and a woman went up the r.ivu· ancl thirteeen returned down it in the boat. \Ve had two j)erlogues and six canoes, and proceede~ about four :miles, and encamped opposite the first 1\tlandan vii'" lage, on the North side. Jllonday 8th. We set out early and had a clea~ al.ty. The wind blew hard from theN. \V. At 12 ihe word was passed from a canoe in the rear that it ·was sinking, when we halted in fi·ont and Captain Clat·kc went back to see what was the matter. Thie forenoon we passecl two villages of the Grossve Hers or Big-bellys nation of Indians on the South sid~ ~nd a small river on the same side called Cutteau or. lCnife tiver. The canoe which had been in distress cam:' up, and had received little damage excep: lretlmg some powder on board. 'l'he woman that is with us is a Equaw of the Snake nation of Indians and wif:e to our interpreter. YVe expert she will b~ Q[ serVIce to us, when pas~ing through that nation. In the t~ftcmoon we passed Yery l1i~h blufrs on the ~0tlth ~we.~ .~ne of n .hicli had l«tcly been a burnin~ JOURNAL: vu 1c ano. T he pumice stones lay very thick .a *r o'uVnd · 1 there was a strong smell of sulphm. e Il, an( . d d tl came about fourteen mlles an encampe on 1e North side. Tuesday 9th. We set out early, and had a fine day; about 1 o'clock we passed a party ~f Grossventers hunting: made about twenty~two miles and encan1- ped on the North side. . Wednesday lOth. 'Ve proceeded agam early, and had rapid ·v.rater and a great many sand-bars.; but a :fine pleasant clay. IIaving proceede_d about mneteen n1iles we encamped on the North side. Thu·rsday 11th. 'Ve got under way early) had a :fine clear pleasant day, and went on .very well .. We saw some Indians on the South s1de, but d1cl .not $peak with them. VVe came ~bout twenty-one mile~ and encamped on the North s1de. Friday 12tlz. Another fine day. vVe set out e~rly as usual. Abont 8 we came to t~1e tnouth of the ~lttle l\tlissouri, a handsome ~n1all nyer that con1es 111 on the South side where we halted and t~ok br~akfas~. The river is vet·y properly call~d the. L.Ittle l\1Issouri, fo 1• it exactly resembles the 1\l1ssom? In colour, cu:·l'ent and taste.t It was thought aclv1s~able to rcn:a1n here the rctnainder of the day, and a1r our lo:tdmg. Some hunters went out and killed a deer, and Cap- 11: " J\ir. l\1ack:-ty infm·med me, that 1R J:l:l.Ssing over t!Je monntains he obselTed several chasms 111 the earth that ~mitted he'ut and smoke, which cliffusr<l a s~r?n~ su1phu- 1·couc;; strnch." JI,Iach:nzze ~ 1- oyn~e. These appearances were ncar the eastern sHle ot tile Rocky mountains where they \\'( ;·~ crossed by Mr. MackPnzic's party ; and in about lat. ~b. North, and long. 120. \iV est. t The maps of Loui si~na place tl~e .Mandan .villages v.est of tlie little Mi;;som·J ; whereas 1t 1s asc~rtam~d hy this expedition to be ~2 miles higher up the M.J.SSOUl'l thaR 1 .h~ Mandan::;. |