Clark: March 9, 1805
On a cold, cloudy, windy Saturday, Clark walked about five miles upriver to check on the party building pirogues. Along the way he met the head chief of the Minitaris (Hidatsa) traveling to the fort with four Indians, and sent an interpreter back with him to meet Captain Lewis. Clark inspected the canoes, found the timber poor, smoked a pipe with the chief at the upper Mandan village, and returned to find Lewis had presented the Hidatsa chief with a medal, gorget, armbands, flag, shirt, and scarlet cloth, honored by a two-gun salute.
on the 9th of March we were Visited by the Grand Chief of the Minetarres,
to whome we gave a medal & Some Cloths & a flag. Sent a French Man
& a Indian with a letter to Mr. Tabboe informing them the Ricarras of
the desire the Mandans had to See them &. &.
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9th of March Satturday 1805 a Cloudy Cold and windey morning wind from the
Northwalked up to See the Party that is makeing Perogues, about 5
miles above this, the wind hard and Cold on my way up I met The Main Chief
of the Manitarres with four Indians on Thier way to See us, I requested
him to proceed on to the fort where he would find Capt. Lewis I should be
there my Self in corse of a fiew hours, Sent the interpeter back with him
and proceeded on my Self to the Canoes found them nearly finished, the
timber verry bad, after visiting all the perogues where I found a number
of Indans I wind to the upper mandan Village & Smoked a pipe the
greatest mark of friendship and attention with the Chief and returned on
my return found the Manitarree Chief about Setting out on his return to
his village, having recieved of Captain M. Lewis a medel Gorget armbans, a
Flag Shirt, Scarlet &c. &c. &c. for which he was much pleased
Those Things were given in place of Sundery articles Sent to him which he
Sais he did not receive 2 guns were fired for this Great man
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On the 9th of March we were visited by the Grand Chief of the Minetarres, to whom we gave a medal, some clothes, and a flag. Sent a Frenchman and an Indian with a letter to Mr. Tabboe (Tabeau) informing them of the Ricarras' (Arikaras') wish to see the Mandans, etc., etc.
9th of March, Saturday 1805. A cloudy, cold, and windy morning, wind from the north. Walked up to see the party that is making pirogues, about 5 miles above this. The wind was hard and cold. On my way up I met the Main Chief of the Manitarres (Minetarres) with four Indians on their way to see us. I requested him to proceed on to the fort, where he would find Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis); I would be there myself in the course of a few hours. Sent the interpreter back with him and proceeded on myself to the canoes. Found them nearly finished; the timber very bad. After visiting all the pirogues, where I found a number of Indians, I went to the upper Mandan village and smoked a pipe — the greatest mark of friendship and attention — with the chief, and returned. On my return I found the Manitarree chief about to set out on his return to his village, having received from Captain M. Lewis (Captain Meriwether Lewis) a medal, gorget, armbands, a flag, shirt, scarlet, etc., etc., etc., with which he was much pleased. These things were given in place of sundry articles sent to him which he says he did not receive. Two guns were fired for this great man.
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