Nearing present Yankton, South Dakota, Clark expresses relief when a group of shooting Indians turn out to be Yankton Sioux. From them, they hear news of Pierre Dorion, Sr. and the fur trade. In the evening, they camp opposite their Calumet Bluff council site of 1 September 1804.
More Indians
by Yellowstone Public Radio[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
Calumet Bluff
By Edward Grosvenor. Permission via Creative Common License 4.0.
Yankton Sioux Encounter
we heard Several guns fire we expecting that the Indians were fireing at our hunters who were behind Capt. Clark Instantly run up with 10 men but soon returned with the Indians and found that they had been fireing at a kegg we had thrown out above and our hunters came up Safe. we found these to be Yanktons Nation
—John Ordway
News of Dorion’s Delegation
one of them Spoke and Said that their nation had opened their years, & done as we had directed them ever Since we gave the Meadel to their great Chief, and Should Continue to do as we had told them we enquired if any of their Chiefs had gone down with Mr. Durion [Pierre Dorion], the answered that their great Chief and many of their brave men had gone down, that the white people had built a house near the Mahar [Omaha] village where they traded.
—William Clark
Parting Gifts and Advice
we tied a piec of ribon to each mans hair and gave them Some Corn of which they appeared much pleased. The Mandan Cheif gave a par of elegant Legins to the principal man of the indian party, which is an indian fashion. the Canoe & 3 men haveing joined us we took our leave of this party telling them to return to their band and listen to our councils which we had before given to them.
—William Clark
Calumet Bluff Anniversary
proceeded on down to a large Sand bar imediately opposit to the place were we met the Yanktons in Council at the Calumet Bluffs and which place we left on the 1t of Septr. 1804. I observed our old flag Staff or pole Standing as we left it. the musquitors excessively troublesom untill about 10 P. M.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of the weather at Sun rise Course of the wind at Sun rise State of the weather at 4 oClock Course of wind at 4 P. M fog S. E. fair after rain S. E. a thick fog untill 8 A. M. a fiew drops of rain about 1 P. M.
—William Clark[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is not presented and some abbreviations have been spelled out.
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 not presented and some abbreviations have been spelled out. |
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