Clark: August 25, 1806
On a cool, clear morning with a stiff headwind, the party set out at the usual hour. Clark sent Shields, Collins, Shannon, and the two Field brothers ahead in small canoes to hunt on Ponia Island. They paused at the mouth of the Cheyenne River from 8 a.m. until noon to take a meridian observation and send hunters out, who returned with two deer. Clark noted a good site for a post near the Cheyenne's mouth and observed remains of Arikara villages destroyed by the Sioux. They covered 48 miles, camping below No Timber Creek.
Monday 25th August 1806 a cool clear morning a Stiff breeze ahead we Set
out at the usial hour and proceeded on very well. I derected Shields
Collins Shannon and the two fieldses to proceed on in the two small Canoes
to the Ponia Island and hunt on that Island untill we came on, they Set
out before day light The Skirt of timber in the bend above the Chyenne is
not very Considerable the timber is Scattered from 4 to 16 miles on the S
W Side of the river, and the thickest part is at the distance of 6 &
10 miles from the Chyenne, a narrow bottom of Small Cotton trees is also
on the N E pt. at the distance of from 4 to 41/2 miles above the Chyenne
imediately at the enterance of that river I observe but fiew large trees
Some Small Growth and willows on the lower Side bottom on the Missouri
about 1/2 a mile and extends up the Chyen 1 mile about a quarter of a mile
above is a 2d bottom of Cotton timber, in the point above the Chyenne
there is a considerable bottom of about 2 miles on that river and a large
timbered bottom a Short distance above. at 8 A.M. we Came to at the mouth
of the Chyenne to delay untill 12 to make a meridian observation and
derected 3 hunters to proced up this river and hunt its bottoms untill
twelve at which hou we Shall proceed on. the hunters returned with 2 deer
the Chyenne discharges but little water which is much the colour of the
missouri tho not So muddy I observe a very eligable Situation on the bank
of the Chyenne on it’s lower Side about 100 paces from it’s enterance.
this Situation is above the high floods and has a perfect Command of each
river we obtained a Meridian altitude with the Sextt. and artificial
Horizon 112° 50′ 00″- after which we proceeded on passed the pania Island
and came up with Shields and Collins they had killed two deer only at 3 P
M we passed the place where we Saw the last encampement of Troubleson
Tetons below the old ponia village on the S W Side. a very large timbered
bottom on the N. E. Side imedialely below the Pania Island. Latd. of
Chyenne is ____ North. at Sunset we landed about the Center of a large
bottom on the N E Side a little below the enterance of No timber Creek and
below our Encampment of 29th of Septr. 1804. dreyer killed a deer after we
encamped. a little above our encampmt. the ricaras had formerly a large
village on each Side which was destroyed by the Seioux. there is the
remains of 5 other villages on the S W. Side below the Chyenne river and
one on Le ho catts Isld. all those villages have been broken up by the
Seioux. This day proved a fine Still day and the men played their oars and
we made 48 miles to day. The 2 fields and Shannon did not join this
evening which caused me to encamp earlier than usial for them. we Saw no
game on the plains today. the Tetons have been on the river not long Since
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Monday 25th August 1806. A cool clear morning with a stiff breeze ahead. We set out at the usual hour and proceeded on very well. I directed Shields, Collins, Shannon, and the two Fieldses to proceed on in the two small canoes to the Pania Island and hunt on that island until we came up, they set out before daylight. The skirt of timber in the bend above the Cheyenne is not very considerable; the timber is scattered from 4 to 16 miles on the SW side of the river, and the thickest part is at the distance of 6 and 10 miles from the Cheyenne. A narrow bottom of small cottonwood trees is also on the NE point at the distance of from 4 to 4 1/2 miles above the Cheyenne. Immediately at the entrance of that river I observe but few large trees, some small growth and willows on the lower side bottom on the Missouri about 1/2 a mile, and extending up the Cheyenne 1 mile. About a quarter of a mile above is a second bottom of cottonwood timber. In the point above the Cheyenne there is a considerable bottom of about 2 miles on that river, and a large timbered bottom a short distance above.
At 8 A.M. we came to at the mouth of the Cheyenne to delay until 12 to make a meridian observation, and directed 3 hunters to proceed up this river and hunt its bottoms until twelve, at which hour we shall proceed on. The hunters returned with 2 deer. The Cheyenne discharges but little water, which is much the color of the Missouri though not so muddy. I observe a very eligible situation on the bank of the Cheyenne on its lower side about 100 paces from its entrance. This situation is above the high floods and has a perfect command of each river. We obtained a meridian altitude with the sextant and artificial horizon of 112° 50' 00".
After which we proceeded on, passed the Pania Island, and came up with Shields and Collins; they had killed two deer only. At 3 P.M. we passed the place where we saw the last encampment of troublesome Tetons below the old Pania village on the SW side. A very large timbered bottom on the NE side immediately below the Pania Island. Latitude of Cheyenne is ____ North. At sunset we landed about the center of a large bottom on the NE side a little below the entrance of No Timber Creek and below our encampment of 29th of September 1804. Drouillard killed a deer after we camped. A little above our encampment the Ricaras (Arikaras) had formerly a large village on each side, which was destroyed by the Sioux. There are the remains of 5 other villages on the SW side below the Cheyenne River, and one on Le Ho Catts Island. All those villages have been broken up by the Sioux.
This day proved a fine still day, and the men plied their oars, and we made 48 miles today. The 2 Fields and Shannon did not join this evening, which caused me to camp earlier than usual for them. We saw no game on the plains today. The Tetons have been on the river not long since.
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