Clark: February 1, 1805
On a cold, windy Friday, the expedition's hunters returned with only one deer. A young Minnetaree war chief named Seeing Snake (Mar-book-she-ah-O-ke-ah) arrived with corn, asking to have a war hatchet made and seeking permission to lead a war party against the Sioux and Arikara, who had recently killed a Mandan. Clark refused and explained his reasoning, which the chief accepted, promising to heed their advice. That evening, the chief's wife left, and he pursued her.
1st of February Friday 1805 a cold windey Day our hunters returnd. haveing
killed only one Deer, a war Chief of the Me ne tar ras Came with Some Corn
requested to have a War hatchet made, & requested to be allowed to go
to war against the Souis & Ricarres who had Killed a mandan Some time
pastwe refused, and gave reassons, which he verry readily assented
to, and promised to open his ears to all we Said this man is young and
named (Seeing Snake Mar-book, She-ah-O-ke-ah) this mans woman Set out
& he prosued her, in the evening
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1st of February, Friday, 1805. A cold, windy day. Our hunters returned, having killed only one deer. A war chief of the Me-ne-tar-ras (Minitaris) came with some corn and requested to have a war hatchet made, and asked to be allowed to go to war against the Sioux and Arikaras, who had killed a Mandan some time past. We refused, and gave our reasons, which he very readily agreed to, and promised to open his ears to all we said. This man is young and is named Seeing Snake (Mar-book, She-ah-O-ke-ah). This man's woman set out, and he pursued her, in the evening.
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