Reaching the present Yankton, South Dakota area, they set a fire to signal the Sioux to a council. A Yankton man and two boys arrive. Drouillard fails to find Pvt. Shannon who has not returned from a hunting trip, and Lewis collects a specimen of lemon scurfpea.
The River Jacques and Sioux Indians
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Missouri River Bluffs near Vermillion
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Bluff of White Clay ‘Marl’
proceeded on passed a Bluff at 7 mes. Several mile in extent of white Clay Marl or Chalk, under this bank we discovered Large Stone resembling lime incrusted with a Substanc like Glass which I take to be Cabolt, also ore
—William Clark
Yankton Sioux Arrival
at 2 oClock passed the mouth of River Jacque, or Yeankton one [Yankton Sioux] Indian at the mouth of this river Swam to the Perogue, we landed and two others came to us, those Inds. informed that a large Camp of Soues, were on R. Jacque near the mouth. we Sent Sergt. Pryor & a Frenchman with Mr. Durioin [Pierre Dorion, Sr.] the Souis interpeter to the Camp with derections to invite the Principal Chiefs to councel with us at a Bluff above Called the Calumet— two of those Indians accompanied them and the third continued in the Boat Showing an inclination to Continue, this boy is a Mahar [Omaha], and inform that his nation, were gorn to the Parnias [Pawnees] to make a peace with that nation.r
—William Clark
Searching for Shannon
G Drewyer Came up and informed that he Could neither find Shannon or the horses, he had walked all night— we Sent Shields & J. Fields back to look for Shannon & the horses
—William Clark
Lemon Scurfpea
Psoralidium lanceolata
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Lemon Scurfpea
42. 27th Augt. At the Chalk Bluff grows in the mineral earth at the base of the Hill H
—John Vaughn[2]Gary E. Moulton, ed. Journals, “Fort Mandan Miscellany”, 1805 Donation Book, vol 3:464, 469. See also Herbarium, specimen 143.
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 | Gary E. Moulton, ed. Journals, “Fort Mandan Miscellany”, 1805 Donation Book, vol 3:464, 469. See also Herbarium, specimen 143. |
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