[Clark, December 17, 1804]
17th December Monday 1804 a verry Cold morning the Thrmt.
Stood a 43° below 0. We found Mr. Henny a verry intelligent
man from whome we obtained Some Scetches of the Countrey
between the Mississippi & Missouri, and Some Sketches from
him, which he had obtained from the Indins. to the West of
this place also the names and charecktors of the Sceoux &c
about 8 oClock P M. the thermometer fell to 74° below the
freesing pointe- the Indian Chiefs Sent word that Buffalow
was in our neighbourhood, and if we would join them, in the
morning they would go and kill them-
[Clark, December 18, 1804]
18th December Tuesday 1804 The Themometer the Same as last
night Mr. Haney & La Rocke left us for the Grossventre Camp,
Sent out 7 men to hunt for the Buffalow They found the
weather too cold & returned, Several Indians Came, who had
Set out with a veiw to Kill buffalow, The river rise a
little I imploy my Self makeing a Small map of Connection &.
Sent Jessomme to the Main Chief of the mandans to know the
Cause of his detaining or takeing a horse of Chabonoe our
big belly interpeter, which we found was thro the rascallity
of one Lafrance a trader from the N W. Company, who told
this Cheif that Chabonah owd. him a horse to go and take him
he done So agreeable to an indian Custom- he gave up the
horse
[Clark, December 19, 1804]
19th December Wednesday 1804 The wind from S. W. the weather
moderated a little, I engage my self in Connecting the
Countrey from information. river rise a little
[Clark, December 20, 1804]
20th December Thursday 1804 The wind from the N W a moderate
day, the Thermometr 37° above 0, which givs an oppertunity
of putting up our pickets next the river, nothing remarkable
took place to Day river fall a little
[Clark, December 21, 1804]
21st December Friday 1804 a fine Day worm and wind from the
N W by W, the Indian whome I stoped from Commiting murder on
his wife, thro jellousy of one of our interpeters, Came &
brought his two wives and Showed great anxiety to make up
with the man with whome his joulassey Sprung- a womin
brought a Child with an abcess on the lower part of the
back, and offered as much corn as She Could carry for Some
medison, Capt Lewis administered &c.
[Clark, December 22, 1804]
22nd December Satturday 1804 a number of Squars womn & men
Dressed in Squars Clothes Came with Corn to Sell to the men
for little things, we precured two horns of the animale the
french Call the rock mountain Sheep those horns are not of
the largest kind- The mandans Indians Call this Sheep
Ar-Sar-ta it is about the Size of a large Deer, or Small
Elk, its Horns Come out and wind around the head like the
horn of a Ram and the teckere not unlike it much larger and
thicker perticelarly that part with which they but or outer
part which is ____ inchs thick, the length of those horns,
which we have is
[Clark, December 23, 1804]
23rd December Sunday 1804 a fine Day great numbers of
indians of all discriptions Came to the fort many of them
bringing Corn to trade, the little Crow, loadd. his wife &
Sun with corn for us, Cap. Lewis gave him a few presents as
also his wife, She made a Kettle of boild Simnins, beens,
Corn & Choke Cherris with the Stones which was paletable
This Dish is Considered, as a treat among those people, The
Chiefs of the Mandans are fond of Stayin & Sleeping in the
fort
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806