Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 29, 1804
The party departed early and continued upriver, passing bluffs on the south side. Several Indians appeared onshore, including one or two who identified themselves as 'brave men' and requested tobacco. The officers gave them two carrots of tobacco but explained the expedition would not halt until reaching the Arikara nations. They passed an old village site on the south side where the Arikara had lived five years earlier, raising corn and beans, and camped that night on a sand beach on the south side.
we Set off eairly. proceeded on passed bluffs on S. S. Saw
Several Indians on Shore i or 2 of the brave men as they called
themselves, wanted Some tobacco, the Officers gave them
2 carrits of tobacco but told them that we Should not Stop
untill we Got to the RickRee I. Nations, passed an old vil-
lage on S. S. where the RickaRees had lived 5 years ago, had
raised corn beans [illegible word] Camped on a Sand beach
on the S. Side.
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We set off early, and proceeded on. We passed bluffs on the south side. We saw several Indians on shore. One or two of the brave men, as they called themselves, wanted some tobacco. The Officers gave them 2 carrots of tobacco, but told them that we should not stop until we got to the Rickree (Arikara) Nations.
We passed an old village on the south side where the Rickarees (Arikaras) had lived 5 years ago, and had raised corn and beans [illegible word]. We camped on a sand beach on the south side.
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