Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Patrick Gass: October 12, 1804
The party spent the morning at an Arikara village to hear a chief speak, though trust was shaken when an axe was stolen from the cook overnight. At 9 a.m., Captains Lewis and Clark, along with Gass, visited a second village and then a third, located beyond a small creek, speaking with each chief and obtaining corn and beans. The third village had many women and children, with most men away hunting. They departed around noon, joined by a Native man traveling to the Mandans, and camped on the north shore, later welcoming an Indian man and two women across the river for the night.
here the forenoon to hear the chief of this village speak. Last
night the Indians stole an axe from our cook, which of course
in some degree diminished our confidence, and lessened the
amicable character we had conceived of them. At 9 o’clock
Captain Lewis, Captain Clarke and myself went to the 2nd
Village, and talked with its chief: then to the third Village,
about half a mile beyond a small creek, and talked with the
chief of that Village: and got some corn and beans from
them. The third village is nearly of the same size of the
second, and has in it a great number of handsome and smart
women and children: the men are mostly out hunting. About
12 we left the village and proceeded on our voyage. One of
the natives agreed to go with us as far as the Mandans. We
encamped on the north side. After dark we heard some per-
son hallooing on the opposite shore; and a periogue went
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over and brought an Indian and two squaws, who remained
with us all night.
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We stayed here through the forenoon to hear the chief of this village speak. Last night the Indians stole an axe from our cook, which of course in some degree diminished our confidence, and lessened the friendly opinion we had formed of them. At 9 o'clock Captain Lewis, Captain Clarke (Clark), and myself went to the 2nd Village, and talked with its chief; then to the third Village, about half a mile beyond a small creek, and talked with the chief of that Village, and got some corn and beans from them. The third village is nearly the same size as the second, and has in it a great number of handsome and clever women and children; the men are mostly out hunting.
About 12 we left the village and proceeded on our voyage. One of the natives agreed to go with us as far as the Mandans. We camped on the north side. After dark we heard someone hollering on the opposite shore, and a pirogue went over and brought an Indian and two squaws, who remained with us all night.
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