The expedition continues up the Missouri River through territory taken from the Arikaras by the Lakota Sioux. The captains decide not to land the barge, and at night near present Spring Creek, South Dakota, all but the guard sleep on the boats.
The Captains Learn of a Plot
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
Tobacco Twist
© 2010 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Asking for Tobacco
they [Lakota Sioux] Sayed that they would be Glad if we would give one carrit of tobacco for the chiefs of the other band to Smoak. we sent them 2 carrits to a Sand bar but told them we Should not land any more untill we got to the Rick Rea [Arikara] Nation
—John Ordway
The Night at Anchor
Continud all night at anchor (we Substitute large Stones for anchors in place of the one we lost[)] all in high Spirits &c
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC. P.M 45 above fair S. E. 67 fair S E the 2nd Chief came on Lard. Shore we gave some tobacco and passed them over the river—saw Indns.
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
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, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
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