Clark: November 16, 1804
A heavy white frost coated the trees in ice under cloudy skies. The men moved into their still-unfinished huts and spent much of the day daubing them with mud. Several Indians visited camp, including an elder who reported the Assiniboine were at the Big Belly camp and warned of brewing trouble over stolen horses. He offered four buffalo robes and corn in trade for a pistol, which was refused. Some horses were sent to shelter in the woods near the fort to guard against Assiniboine theft.
16th November Friday 1804 a verry white frost all the trees all Covered
with ice, Cloudy, all the men move into the huts which is not finishd
Several Indians Come to Camp to day, The Ossiniboins is at the Big bellie
Camp, Some trouble like to take place between them from the loss of horses
&c. as is Said by an old Indian who visited us with 4 buffalow robes
& Corn to trade for a pistol which we did not let him have, men
imployed untill late in dobing their huts, Some horses Sent down to Stay
in the woods near the fort, to prevent the Ossniboins Steeling them
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16th November, Friday, 1804. A very white frost; all the trees were covered with ice. Cloudy. All the men moved into the huts, which are not finished. Several Indians came to camp today. The Ossiniboins (Assiniboines) are at the Big Bellie (Hidatsa) camp. Some trouble is likely to take place between them over the loss of horses, etc., as was said by an old Indian who visited us with 4 buffalo robes and corn to trade for a pistol, which we did not let him have.
The men were employed until late in daubing their huts. Some horses were sent down to stay in the woods near the fort, to prevent the Ossniboins (Assiniboines) from stealing them.
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