Clark: February 25, 1805
On a pleasant Monday, the crew set up a windlass and successfully hauled the two pirogues onto the upper bank. Their attempt to pull up the larger boat failed when the elk-skin rope they had made repeatedly broke, and nightfall forced them to abandon the effort with little progress. Several visitors arrived, including the Black Moccasin chief of the small Big Belly village and a Shoe Indian chief, who brought meat. One man requested an axe be made for his son. Mr. Bunch, a Hudson's Bay trader, was also mentioned. A Big Belly man with his two wives, plus two boys including Black Cat's son, stayed the night.
25th of February Monday 1805 we fixed a Windlass and Drew up the two
Perogues on the upper bank and attempted the Boat, but the Roap which we
bade made of Elk Skins proved too weak & broke Several times night
Comeing on obliged us to leave her in a Situation but little advanced- we
were Visited by the Black mockerson Chief of the little Village of Big
Bellies, the Cheef of the Shoe Inds and a number of others those Chiefs
gave us Some meat which they packed on their wives, and one requested a ax
to be made for hies Sun, Mr. Bunch, one of the under traders for the
hudsons Bay Companeyone of the Big Bellies asked leave for himself
& his two wives to Stay all night, which was granted, also two Boys
Stayed all night, one the Sun of the Black Cat.
The Day has been exceedingly pleasent
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25th of February, Monday 1805. We set up a windlass and drew up the two pirogues onto the upper bank, and then attempted to raise the boat, but the rope which we had made of elk skins proved too weak and broke several times. Night coming on forced us to leave her in a position only slightly advanced.
We were visited by the Black Mockerson (Black Moccasin), chief of the little village of the Big Bellies, the chief of the Shoe Indians, and a number of others. These chiefs gave us some meat, which they had packed on their wives, and one requested that an axe be made for his son. Mr. Bunch, one of the under-traders for the Hudson's Bay Company, and one of the Big Bellies asked leave for himself and his two wives to stay all night, which was granted. Two boys also stayed all night, one of them the son of the Black Cat.
The day has been exceedingly pleasant.
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