Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 7, 1804
The expedition set out at daylight, passing a creek and stopping for breakfast near a river where an old Arikara village stood, built like one seen the day before. After a brief shower and a shift in wind, they encountered two Sioux Indians who said they were hungry and traveling up to the Arikaras; the party shared venison with them. Around 4 o'clock they reached an island, where Clark and hunters killed a large black-tailed deer and a badger, whose bones and skin were preserved to send back east. They camped on the north side.
at day light, proceeded on passed a creek on N. S. called [blank
in Ms.]2 halted [and] took breakfast at a River named [blank in
Ms.]3 where their was an old Rickree village built in the Same
Manner as that we passd yesterday on S. S. passd a timbered
Bottom on s. s. ab° m° of this River a Small Shower of rain the
wind more from the S. Sailed on Saw 2 of the Souix Indians on
N. S. Spoke to them they sd they wanted Something to eat &
that their band was a going up to the Rickrees, we Gave them
Some Venison & proceeded on to an Island4 about 4 oC. went
out with Cap* Clark & 2 men hunters on sd Island to hunt, we
killed a Black tailed Deer which was verry large especially the
Ears. & a handsome Brarow which [the] Cap*8 had the Bones &
skin Saved in order to Send back to the States, we Camped on
N. S.5 ab° the head of Sd Is1 where I came on board.
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At daylight, proceeded on. Passed a creek on the north side called [blank in manuscript]. Halted and took breakfast at a river named [blank in manuscript], where there was an old Rickree (Arikara) village built in the same manner as the one we passed yesterday on the south side. Passed a timbered bottom on the south side above the mouth of this river. A small shower of rain; the wind more from the south. Sailed on. Saw two of the Sioux Indians on the north side, spoke to them; they said they wanted something to eat and that their band was going up to the Rickrees (Arikaras). We gave them some venison and proceeded on to an island.
About 4 o'clock I went out with Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and two hunters on said island to hunt. We killed a black-tailed deer which was very large, especially the ears, and a handsome brarow (badger), which the Captains had the bones and skin saved in order to send back to the States. We camped on the north side above the head of said island, where I came on board.
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