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yellow banks on the south side, and encamped om 
the north* 
Saturday 1 \th, A storni came on at three o'clock 
this morning and continued till nine ; notwithstand- 
ing which, we kept under way till ten, when we canie 
to a high bluff, where an Indian chief had been buri- 
ed, and placed a flag upon a pole, which had been set 
up at his grave. His name was Blackbird, king of 
the Mahas ; an absolute monarch while living, and 
the Indians suppose can exercise the power of one 
though dead. We encamped in latitude 42d. Im. os. 
.3, as ascertained by observation. 
Sunday \2th. We embarked and got tinder waf 
before day light. The musketoes last night were 
worse than I ever experienced. We went reund a 
bend, of eighteen miles, the neck of which was only 
974 yards across ; passed high bluffs of yellow claf 
on the south side of the river and low land on the 
north ; and encamped on a sand island. 
Monday \Z(n. We proceeded this naorning with a 
fair wind ; and at 2 landed on a sandy beach, near the 
Maha viilasre, on the south side of the river. A ser» 
geant and one man were sent to the villagCj who did 
not return this day. 
7\iesday \Ath, The sergeant and man returnexl 
from the village ; bat they had found no Indiana 
there. Some of our hunters went out but killed no- 
thing. Game appears scarce here. While at this 
place we provided ourselves with a new mast. 
Wednesday 15/ A.. Captain Clarke and ten of th^ 
party went to the Maha creek to fish, and caught 387 
■ fish of different kinds. We discovered smqjfe on the 
opposite side of the river, and four meii crossed, to 
3ee if any of the Mahas or Sioux I^ndians were thef e j 
but could not discover any. There had been'%c 
the^e some days, and the wind fately blowing hard 
had[ caused the fire to spread and smoke to rise. W« 
continued at this place until the 20tb. Captain Lewis 
