Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 14, 1804

Lay by for ouer men How we had Sent after the Desarter
on the 7’^ thes Indians has not Live at the town Sence the
Smallpoks was so bad abut 4 years ago thay Burnt thare
town and onley live about it in the winter and in the Spring
Go all of them in the praries after the Buflow and dos not
Return untill the fall to meet the french traders thay Rase
no Corn nor aney thing excep Som times thay Rase Som Corn
and then the Ottoe nation Comes and Cuts it Down while
thay are in the praries
Wendesday august 15^’*
Capt Clark and lo of his men and my Self went to the
Mahas Creek a fishen and Caut 300 and 17 fish of Difernt
Coindes ouer men has not Returnd yet