JOURNAL. 
craft tr«adeT)f buffaloe bides, and some garden truck, 
siicb as squashes. We proceeded on and passed a small 
creek on the soutb side ; a bandsome bottom on tbe 
north ; and encamped on a sand beach on the north 
side. 
Sunday 7th, We set forward early and had a clear 
day : passed a wii low bottom on the south side? and 
a creek on the north. At the beginning of some tim- 
ber land v/e passed a small river on the south side, 
called Cer-wer-cer-na, about 90 yards v/ide. It isa 
not so sandy as the Missouri, and the water is clear, 
with a deep channel. At the -mouth of this river is a 
wintering camp of the Rickarees of 60 lodges. We 
saw tvvo Sioux Indians on tbe north side, gave them 
some meat and proceeded on. We passed an island, 
on which Captain Clarke and one of the men went to 
hunt and killed, a deer and a prarow. We encamped 
on the north side opposite the head of the island. 
Monday ^tk. The morning was pleasant and wc 
set out early : passed high land on the south side and 
bottom on the north. The river here is very shal- 
low and full of sand bars. We passed a run on the 
south side called slate run. Two of our hunters went 
out to some timber land on the north side to look for 
game. At 12 we cam. e to a river on the south side^ 
120 yards wide, called the Marapa, where v/e baited 
for dinner. The hunters came up, but had killed no- 
thing. We passed a long range of hills on the north 
side ; about two miles from the Marapa we passed 
R creek 25 yards wide ; and about four miles further 
came to an island, where one band of tbe Rickarees 
live, and encam^ped at tbe upper end. 
Tuesday 9th. The day was stormy, and we re- 
mained here preparing to hold a Council v/ith the 
nation. Captain Lewis with some of the men went 
down to their lodges, and were used very kindly and 
and friendly. Two Frenclimen live with them^ one 
TO trade and the other to int^erpret, 
