On their return down the Missouri, they stop at the Cheyenne River so that the captains can take celestial observations, and the men can hunt. Later in the day, they pass an empty Lakota encampment and recall the “Troubleson Tetons” experienced on their way up the river in 1804.
The Cheyenne River
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Teepee Poles
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Hunters Sent Ahead
I derected Shields Collins George Shannon and the two fieldses [Joseph Field and Reubin Field] to proceed on in the two small Canoes to the Ponia Island and hunt on that Island untill we came on, they Set out before day light—
—William Clark
Abandoned Arikara Villages
a little above our encampmt. the ricaras [Arikaras] had formerly a large village on each Side which was destroyed by the Seioux. there is the remains of 5 other villages on the S W. Side below the Chyenne river and one on Le ho catts Isld. all those villages have been broken up by the Seioux.
—William Clark
The Cheyenne River
we Came to at the mouth of the Chyenne to delay untill 12 to make a meridian observation and derected 3 hunters to proced up this river and hunt its bottoms untill twelve at which hou we Shall proceed on. the hunters returned with 2 deer
—William Clark
Empty Lakota Encampment
we passed the place where we Saw the last encampement of Troubleson Tetons [Lakotas] below the old ponia village on the S W Side . . . . the Tetons have been on the river not long Since—.
—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 W. fair N W fall 1 ¼ in. —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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