Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 6, 1806
Around midday the party continued downriver, spotting a large flock of pelicans and shooting three. They soon encountered a bateau crewed by twelve Frenchmen, accompanied by a canoe, belonging to Mr. Chouteau of St. Louis and bound upriver to winter trading with the Yanktons below White Stone River. The traders shared a little whiskey, and Ordway exchanged beaver skins for a hat and shirt. The captains warned the Frenchmen against trading with the Teton Sioux. After a two-hour stop the group pressed on and camped, with some hunters remaining behind.
proceeded on about noon Saw a large flock of pillicans Some of
the hunters killed three of them Shortly after we met a batteaux
manned with 12 frenchman [with] a canoe in compy this keel
Boat belonged to Mr Shoetoe1 of S* Louis and is under charge of
a frenchman and are going up to the yanktons at a wintering
house below white stone river they gave us a little whiskey.2 I
traded for a hat and Shirt by giveing them beaver Skins, our
officers purswaded them not to trade with the Tetons nation we
delayed about 2 hours and procd on. Some of the hunters Stayed
back to hunt and did not join us this evening. Camped.
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Proceeded on about noon. Saw a large flock of pelicans. Some of the hunters killed three of them. Shortly after, we met a bateau manned with 12 Frenchmen, with a canoe in company. This keelboat belonged to Mr. Shoetoe of St. Louis and is under the charge of a Frenchman. They are going up to the Yanktons at a wintering house below White Stone River. They gave us a little whiskey.
I traded for a hat and shirt by giving them beaver skins. Our officers persuaded them not to trade with the Tetons nation. We delayed about 2 hours and proceeded on. Some of the hunters stayed back to hunt and did not join us this evening. Camped.
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