Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 25, 1804
Traveling with a fine southerly breeze, the expedition sailed past a high prairie on the south side that had once held an Arikara village. Numerous natives on horseback watched from the shore. At 2 p.m. they stopped on the south side to dine, and their accompanying chief crossed by canoe to speak with the natives on the north side, since sandy beaches prevented the boat from landing there. They continued past a timbered bottom and camped on the north side, where one native joined the chief and stayed overnight.
fine breeze from the S. Sailed on passed a handsom high prarie
on S. S. where their was formerly a village of the Rickarrees
nation, we Saw a nomber of the natives Strung along the Shore
on horse back looking at us. at 2 oC we halted for to dine on S. S.
our chief went over to Speak to the natives on N. S. in a cannoe
as we could not land on that Shore with our boat for the Sand
beaches &. C. proceeded on round a Bend passed a handsome
Timbred bottom on N. S. Camped on the N. S. one of the
natives came to our Camp with our chief & remd all night &. C.
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A fine breeze from the south. We sailed on and passed a handsome high prairie on the south side, where there was formerly a village of the Rickarrees (Arikara) nation. We saw a number of the natives strung along the shore on horseback looking at us. At 2 o'clock we halted to dine on the south side. Our chief went over in a canoe to speak to the natives on the north side, as we could not land on that shore with our boat because of the sand beaches, etc.
We proceeded on around a bend and passed a handsome timbered bottom on the north side. We camped on the north side. One of the natives came to our camp with our chief and remained all night, etc.
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