Clark: March 11, 1805
At Fort Mandan on a cloudy, cold, windy day with some afternoon snow, the captains decided to have two additional pirogues built to help transport provisions and supplies. They also confronted a serious problem with their Hidatsa (Minnetaree) interpreter, whom they had planned to bring along with his Shoshone wife to communicate with the Snake Indians. Believing he had been influenced by rival trading companies, they gave him the night to decide whether he would accompany the expedition under their stated terms.
Fort Mandan 11th of March Monday 1805 A Cloudy Cold windey day, Some Snow
in the latter part of the day, we deturmin to have two other Perogues made
for us to transport our Provisions &c.
We have every reason to believe that our Menetarre interpeter, (whome we
intended to take with his wife, as an interpeter through his wife to the
Snake Indians of which nation She is) has been Corupted by the ____
Companeys &c. Some explenation has taken place which Clearly proves to
us the fact, we give him to night to reflect and deturmin whether or not
he intends to go with us under the regulations Stated.
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Fort Mandan, 11th of March, Monday, 1805. A cloudy, cold, windy day, with some snow in the later part of the day. We have determined to have two other pirogues made for us, to transport our provisions, etc.
We have every reason to believe that our Minitari interpreter (whom we intended to take with his wife, as an interpreter through his wife to the Snake Indians, of which nation she is) has been corrupted by the ____ Companies, etc. Some explanation has taken place which clearly proves the fact to us. We give him tonight to reflect and determine whether or not he intends to go with us under the regulations stated.
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