Arikara village Sawa-haini, SD The Arikara council is delayed by weather. The captains meet several key people including Pierre-Antoine Tabeau and Chief Too Né. York fascinates the Arikara who apparently have never seen a black man before.
Bad Weather Delays Council
a windey rainey night, and Cold, So much So we Could not Speek with the Indians to day the three great Chiefs and many others Came to See us to day, we gave them Some tobacco and informed them we would Speek on tomorrow
—William Clark
Pierre Tabeau and Too Né
all the grand Chiefs visited us to day also Mr Taboe [Pierre-Antoine Tabeau], a trader from St. Louis—
—William Clark
York’s Big Medicine
the Indians much asstonished at my Black Servent [York] and Call him the big medison, this nation never Saw a black man before
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC P.M. 45 cloudy N. E. 50 cloudy after rain N. wind blew hard this morning drove the boat from her anker, came to Shore, some brant & geese passing to the south
—Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
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