At the upper and lower Arikara villages above present Mobridge, South Dakota, several councils are conducted between the Mandans, various Arikara chiefs, and some visiting Cheyennes. The captains see Rivet, one of their 1804 engagés, who informs them that a chief from an earlier Washington City delegation has died.
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Indian Tobacco and Pipe
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Old Boat Hands
Met three french men Comeing up, they proved to be three men from the Ricaras [Arikaras] two of them Reevea [Rivet] & Greinyea wintered with us at the mandans in 1804 . . . . they were informed that the Pania or Ricara Chief who went to the United States last Spring was a year, died on his return at Smoe place near the Sieoux river &c.
—William Clark
Arikara Village Invitation
after takeing a Smoke of Mandan tobacco which the Big white Chief who was Seated on my left hand furnished, I informed them as I had before informed the Mandans & Menitarras [Hidatsas], where we had been what we had done and Said to the different nations in there favour and envited Some of their Chiefs to accompany us down and See their great father and receve from his own mouth his good Councils and from his own hands his bountifull gifts &c.
—William Clark
Jefferson Peace Medal (replica)
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Peace Medal Returned
I gave a medal of the Small size to the Chyenne [Cheyenne] Chief &c. which appeared to alarm him, he had a robe and a fleece of fat Buffalow meat brought and gave me with the meadel back and informed me that he knew that the white people were all medecine and that he was afraid of the midal or any thing that white people gave to them.
—William Clark
Mandan-Arikara Council
The one arm 2d Cheif of this village whome we had expected to accompany us down Spoke to the mandan Cheif in a loud and thretening tone which Caused me to be Some what alarmed for the Safty of that Chief . . . . along Converseation of explanations took place between the Ricara & mandan Chiefs which appeared to be Satisfactory on both Sides. the Chief gave a pipe with great form and every thing appeared to be made up.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of the weather at Sun rise State of wind at Sunrise State of the weather at 4 P. M. Wind at 4 P. M. State of river fair S. E. fair N.W fall 2 ½ in. rained a little in the course of the night. at day a violent hard Shower for ½ an hour
—William Clark[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged. |
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