Mr. Gravelines states that the band of Tetons whom we had seen was well disposed to us, owing to the influence of their chief the Black Buffaloe; but that the three upper bands of Tetons, with the Sisatoons, and the Yanktons of the north, mean soon to attack the Indians in this quarter, with a resolution to put to death every white man they encounter.  Moreover, that Mr. Cameron of St. Peter’s has armed the Sioux against the Chippeways, who have lately put to death three of his men.  The men who had stolen our horses we found to be all Sioux, who after committing the outrage went to the Ricara villages, where they said that they had hesitated about killing our men who were with the horses, but that in future they would put to death any of us they could, as we were bad medicines and deserved to be killed.  The Ricaras were displeased at their conduct and refused to give them any thing to eat, which is deemed the greatest act of hostility short of actual violence.

Friday, March 1.  The day is fine, and the whole party is engaged, some in making ropes and periogues, others in burning coal, and making battle axes to sell for corn.

Saturday 2.  Mr. Laroche one of the N.W. company’s traders has just arrived with merchandise from the British establishments on the Assiniboin.  The day is fine, and the river begins to break up in some places, the mercury being between 28 degrees and 36 degrees above 0, and the wind from the N.E.  We were visited by several Indians.

Sunday 3.  The weather pleasant, the wind from the E. with clouds; in the afternoon the clouds disappeared and the wind came from the N.W.  The men are all employed in preparing the boats; we are visited by Poscapsahe and several other Indians with corn.  A flock of ducks passed up the river to-day.

Monday 4.  A cloudy morning with N.W. wind, the latter part of the day clear.  We had again some Indian visitors with a small present of meat.  The Assiniboins, who a few days since visited the Mandans, returned, and attempted to take horses from the Minnetarees, who fired on them; a circumstance which may occasion some disturbance between the two nations.

Tuesday 5.  About four o’clock in the morning there was a slight fall of snow, but the day became clear and pleasant with the mercury 40 degrees above 0.  We sent down an Indian and a Frenchman to the Ricara villages with a letter to Mr. Tabeau.

Wednesday 6.  The day was cloudy and smoky in consequence of the burning of the plains by the Minnetarees; they have set all the neighbouring country on fire in order to obtain an early crop of grass which may answer for the consumption of their horses, and also as an inducement for the buffaloe and other game to visit it.  The horses stolen two days ago by the Assiniboins have been returned to the Minnetarees.  Ohhaw second chief of the lower Minnetaree village came to see us.  The river rose a little and overran the ice, so as to render the crossing difficult.