Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 12, 1804
Indians gathered on the riverbank to trade with the expedition, eager especially for red paint; one man swapped a pin hook for moccasins, and the party acquired buffalo robes and moccasins for small goods. The officers visited the villages to hear the chiefs and received 10 or 12 bushels of corn and beans. They returned around noon, bringing along an Indian familiar with the Missouri's headwaters, and set off about 1 o'clock with fiddle and horns playing. They passed women ferrying wood in bullboats and camped on the north side. Newman and Reed were confined; three Indians visited camp.
assembled on the bank near us for to Trade with us. they wanted
red paint mostly, but would Give whatever they had to Spare
for any kind of Goods one of the men Gave an Indian a pin
hook & the Indian Gave him in return a pair of Moggisins we
1 In Corson County, three miles above Arickaree Point, the camping place
from October 8 to October 11.
2 “after being treated by everry civility by those people who are both pore
& Durtey.” Clark. Gass, on the contrary, calls them “the best looking Indians
I have ever seen,” and again, “the most cleanly Indians I have ever seen on
the voyage.”
152 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Oct. 13
Gave them Some Small articles of Goods for Buffalow Robes
& Mogg11 [moccasins] &. C. the officers went to the villages
in order to hear what the chiefs had to Say. They Gave us 10
or 12 bushels of corn & beans &. C. &. C. the officers came on
board about 12 oClock took a good Indian with us who had
been to the head of the Missouri River.1 about 1 oClock we
Set off the fiddle playing & the horns Sounding &. C. little
ab° the Towns we saw a great nomber of Squaws employed in
toteing wood across the River in their Buffalow hide cannos
proceeded on. passd a timbred bottom on s. s. also one on the
N. S. where we Camped at the upper end of the Bottom on
N. S.2 Newman & Reed confined. 3 Indians came to camp.
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[The Indians] gathered on the bank near us to trade with us. They wanted red paint most of all, but would give whatever they had to spare for any kind of goods. One of the men gave an Indian a pin hook, and the Indian gave him in return a pair of moccasins. We gave them some small articles of goods for buffalo robes, moccasins, etc.
The officers went to the villages in order to hear what the chiefs had to say. They gave us 10 or 12 bushels of corn and beans, etc. The officers came on board about 12 o'clock, taking a good Indian with us who had been to the head of the Missouri River. About 1 o'clock we set off, the fiddle playing and the horns sounding, etc.
A little above the towns we saw a great number of squaws employed in carrying wood across the river in their buffalo hide canoes. We proceeded on, passed a timbered bottom on the south side and also one on the north side, where we camped at the upper end of the bottom on the north side. Newman and Reed confined. 3 Indians came to camp.
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