Patrick Gass: December 30, 1806

went on ‘early, three hunters starting ahead. ake
‘killed some buffaloe and elk in our way, and about 2 he
2 o’clock met a band of the Teetons, fifty or sixty
in number, and halted “on the opposite side of the Go
rivet as we did not wish to have any intercourse ~~
with them. Here we waited for three i UBtE’S, who
were behind; and during our stay cight or nine of
the Indians swam to a sarid. bar about sixty yards:
from us, and we found that they were the same’ras-
cals, who had given us trouble as we went Ups VG ee is
could not converse with ‘them, but one of our men >
understanding the language of the Ponis, of vane
they understood some words ; we thro ugh him let
– ny them know that we wanted to have nothing tor do
with them ; and that | if they t roubled Us, we e would
ail pigs one ‘of them. | They then withdrew, Rees.
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ae whole party lefé the river andl ictoae to the hills. |
Our three hunters returned, and we proceeded on, –
and in the evening encamped ona sand bar in the
| V¥iver. | ‘
a Sunday 31st. T here was 2 ela morning, aban a
disapreeable night of wind and hard rain. We ‘set
out early ; went on very well all day, and in the even-
ing encamped, where we fonna sy 1 very”
_ troublesome. : eee
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sine at ed Yonktin bane of the Goda nation of In-
* cians on the south side of the river.. We halted and
rave them some corn, and then. proceeded on. » with
wn unfavourable wind. At night we arrived ‘at our.
) encampment of the 3ist of August #804, where we ©
held a treaty with a band of the Sioux sap and en-
; camped for the night. + ;
4 Puesday Qnd. WwW e hada fine morning, but Miah “4
wind; set out early, and went on till noon, Wienowe .°:
halted, and some men went out and killed two fine fat.
~_ buffaloe cows; and brought in the best of the meat.
‘The musketoes are very troublesome. We again
started and went on about two miles, when. the wind
han blew so violent that we had to encamp for the night, |
2 ena large sand bar, where the musketoes are not so,
° | ak as where there are woods or bushes. :
a Weenesdar y 3rd. In a pleasant morning we got
Me ee underway, and went very well alt day. As
“bout 5 o’tlock in the afternoon, we meta Mr. Aird,
-attader, who was, going up the Missouri, and we en-—
Ma a : camped with him. Atsunset a violent gust of wind –
+ and rain, with thunder and Reaping: came on and
: ihe a lasted two hours. en
bos) Thursday 4th. There was a wehoude morning |
“ehangel, some corn Ww th hee Aird et
ae 4 if oe came to. our old carne near the Maha’ ie
ee 3s where we halted to dry our baggage, which got very |
wet last night, and remained all night, The natives.
ie are all out in the plains. | Me o)
eae via ‘Sth. ‘This was a fine cmnoreliy and we the
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| merchandize, for m “purpose oe: pe i
: ‘the Sioux nation of Indians. We got
some spirituous liquors from this party the first we ,
& had tasted since the 4th of July 1805, and remained
– with them about “three hours ; sent some hunter:
a head and proceeded on till about 3. o’clock in the
afternoon, when we halted and waited for the hu
_ ters at the place agreed on to meet. them, but tl
ae did not come in aud we encamped for the night, Bod