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at 6 o'clock in the evening we seen 4 Indians on the S.S we camped on the L.S. and three of them swam over to us they belonged to the Sioux nation. They informed us that there was more of their nation not far off we set them back over the river again R Fields joined us here had killed one goat.

Monday 24th Sept. Set off early passed a small creek on the south side about 3 o'clock Coulter came up the bank and told us that he had went on an Island this morning, and while he was their the Indians Stole the horse, he had killed 2 Elk one peroque stopped to unclear take them on board. We saw 5 Indians on the bank but we could not understand them nor them us we anchored the boat out in the river to wait for the peroques. One came up we then