Clark: June 12, 1804
The expedition set out early and navigated through several difficult bends and past Plumb Creek on the larboard side. Around 1 p.m., they encountered two boats coming downriver loaded with furs, peltries, and buffalo grease and tallow. They purchased 300 pounds of grease at $5 per hundredweight and traded for moccasins. Among the traders was Mr. Dorion, an old man who had lived with the Sioux for over 20 years. Clark persuaded him to turn back with them to help recruit Sioux chiefs to visit the President. They camped for the night.
12th of June, Tuesday We Set out early, passed thro a verry bad bend N.
25° W. 31/2 to apt. L. S. N. 70° W. 21/2 ms to apt. on S. S. passed a Sand
bar-N 60° W 31/2 ms. to a pt. on S. S. passed Plumb. C at 1/2 a me. on L.
S. and halted to Dine, and 2 Caussease Came Down from the Soux nation, we
found in the party an old man who had been with the Soux 20 years &
had great influence with them, we provld. on this old man Mr. Duriaur to
return with us, with a view to get Some of the Soux Chiefs to go to the U.
S. purchased 300 lb. of Voyagers Grece @ 5$ Hd. made Some exchanges &
purchuses of Mockersons & found it Late & concluded to incamp.
Those people inform that no Indians are on the river, The Countrey on each
Side of the river is good
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12th of June, Tuesday 1804 Set out early passed Some bad Placies, and a
Small Creek on the L. S. Called plumb Creek at abt. 1 me. at 1 oClock we
brought too two Chaussies one Loaded with furs & Pelteries, the other
with Greece buffalow grease & tallow We purchased 300 lb. of Greese,
and finding that old Mr. Durioun was of the party we questioned him untill
it was too late to Go further and Concluded to Camp for the night, those
people inform nothing of much information Colcluded to take old Durioun
back as fur as the Soux nation with a view to get some of their Chiefs to
Visit the Presdt.
of the United S. (This man being a verry Confidential friend of those
people, he having resided with the nation 20 odd years) and to accompany
them on
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12th of June, Tuesday. We set out early, passed through a very bad bend. N. 25° W. 3½ miles to a point on the L. S. N. 70° W. 2½ miles to a point on the S. S., passed a sandbar. N. 60° W. 3½ miles to a point on the S. S., passed Plumb Creek at ½ a mile on the L. S., and halted to dine. Two pirogues (Caussease) came down from the Sioux (Soux) nation. We found in the party an old man who had been with the Sioux 20 years and had great influence with them. We prevailed on this old man, Mr. Duriaur (Dorion), to return with us, with a view to get some of the Sioux chiefs to go to the U.S. Purchased 300 lb. of voyagers' grease at $5 per hundredweight, made some exchanges and purchases of moccasins, and found it late and concluded to encamp.
Those people inform that no Indians are on the river. The country on each side of the river is good.
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12th of June, Tuesday 1804. Set out early, passed some bad places, and a small creek on the L. S. called Plumb Creek at about 1 mile. At 1 o'clock we brought to two pirogues (Chaussies), one loaded with furs and peltries, the other with grease, buffalo grease, and tallow. We purchased 300 lb. of grease, and finding that old Mr. Durioun (Dorion) was of the party, we questioned him until it was too late to go further, and concluded to camp for the night. Those people inform nothing of much information. Concluded to take old Durioun back as far as the Sioux nation with a view to get some of their chiefs to visit the President of the United States. (This man being a very confidential friend of those people, he having resided with the nation 20 odd years) and to accompany them on.
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