Clark: December 17, 1804
On a brutally cold Monday, the thermometer read 43 degrees below zero in the morning and dropped to 74 degrees below freezing by 8 PM. The party spent time with Mr. Henny, described as highly intelligent, who shared sketches and information about the country between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, along with details he had gathered from Indians to the west, including names and characteristics of the Sioux. Indian chiefs sent word that buffalo were nearby and invited the expedition to join a hunt the next morning.
17th December Monday 1804 a verry Cold morning the Thrmt. Stood a 43°
below 0. We found Mr. Henny a verry intelligent man from whome we obtained
Some Scetches of the Countrey between the Mississippi & Missouri, and
Some Sketches from him, which he had obtained from the Indins. to the West
of this place also the names and charecktors of the Sceoux &c about 8
oClock P M. the thermometer fell to 74° below the freesing pointethe
Indian Chiefs Sent word that Buffalow was in our neighbourhood, and if we
would join them, in the morning they would go and kill them-
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17th December Monday 1804. A very cold morning. The thermometer stood at 43° below 0. We found Mr. Henny (Mr. Heney) a very intelligent man, from whom we obtained some sketches of the country between the Mississippi and Missouri, and some sketches from him which he had obtained from the Indians to the west of this place, also the names and characters of the Sioux, etc. About 8 o'clock P.M. the thermometer fell to 74° below the freezing point. The Indian chiefs sent word that buffalo were in our neighborhood, and if we would join them in the morning they would go and kill them.
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