Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 15, 1804
On a cloudy day, the expedition encountered several Arikara hunting parties traveling down to their villages. The first group, with twelve buffalo-skin canoes loaded with meat and skins along with horses moving overland, shared food with the party. Around 10 a.m., another hunting group offered meat, and one man asked to speak with a young Native woman traveling with the expedition; she gave him earrings before rejoining the boat. They passed a creek and camped at dusk near about thirty Indians, with whom the woman chose to remain.
in a cloudy morning. At 7 we saw a hunting party of the
Rickarees, on their way down to the villages. They had
12 buffaloe-skin canoes or boats laden with meat and skins;
beside some horses that were going down the bank by land.
They gave us a part of their meat. The party consisted of
men, women and children. At 8 we went on again; passed a
fine bottom covered with cotton wood on the north side, and
naked hills on the south. About 10, we saw another party of
hunters, who asked us to eat and gave us some meat. One
of these requested to speak with our young squaw, who for
some time hid herself, but at last came out and spoke with
him. She then went on shore and talked with him, and gave
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him a pair of ear-rings and drops for leave to come with us;
and when the horn blew for all hands to come on board, she
left them and came to the boat. We passed a creek on the
south side, and encamped at dusk on the north; where there
was a party of Indians about 30 in number. Our squaw re-
mained with this party: They gave us some meat and appeared
very glad to see us.
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It was a cloudy morning. At 7 we saw a hunting party of the Rickarees (Arikaras) on their way down to the villages. They had 12 buffalo-skin canoes or boats loaded with meat and skins, plus some horses that were going down the bank by land. They gave us a part of their meat. The party consisted of men, women, and children.
At 8 we went on again. We passed a fine bottom covered with cottonwood on the north side, and bare hills on the south. About 10, we saw another party of hunters, who invited us to eat and gave us some meat. One of them asked to speak with our young squaw, who hid herself for some time, but at last came out and spoke with him. She then went on shore and talked with him, and gave him a pair of earrings and drops for permission to come with us; and when the horn blew for all hands to come aboard, she left them and came back to the boat.
We passed a creek on the south side, and camped at dusk on the north, where there was a party of Indians about 30 in number. Our squaw remained with this party. They gave us some meat and appeared very glad to see us.
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