Day-by-Day / August 27, 1804

August 27, 1804

Yankton Sioux visitors

Yankton, SD After a prairie fire is set to signal the Sioux to come council, a Yankton man and two boys arrive. Drouillard fails to find Shannon who failed to return from a hunting trip.

The River Jacques and Sioux Indians[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. © … Continue reading

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

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

 

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

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.
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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