Wednesday, October 3.  The wind continued so high from the northwest, that we could not set out till after seven:  we then proceeded till twelve o’clock, and landed on a bar towards the south, where we examined the periogues, and the forecastle of the boat, and found that the mice had cut several bags of corn, and spoiled some of our clothes:  about one o’clock an Indian came running to the shore with a turkey on his back:  several others soon joined him, but we had no intercourse with them.  We then went on for three miles, but the ascent soon became so obstructed by sandbars and shoal water, that after attempting in vain several channels, we determined to rest for the night under some high bluffs on the south, and send out to examine the best channel.  We had made eight miles along high bluffs on each side.  The birds we saw were the white gulls and the brant which were flying to the southward in large flocks.

Thursday, 4th.  On examination we found that there was no outlet practicable for us in this channel, and that we must retread our steps.  We therefore returned three miles, and attempted another channel in which we were more fortunate.  The Indians were in small numbers on the shore, and seemed willing had they been more numerous to molest us.  They called to desire that we would land, and one of them gave three yells and fired a ball ahead of the boat:  we however took no notice of it, but landed on the south to breakfast.  One of these Indians swam across and begged for some powder, we gave him a piece of tobacco only.  At eight and a half miles we had passed an island in the middle of the river, which we called Goodhope island.  At one and a half mile we reached a creek on the south side about twelve yards wide, to which we gave the name of Teal creek.  A little above this is an island on the north side of the current, about one and a half mile in length and three quarters of a mile in breadth.  In the centre of this island is an old village of the Ricaras, called Lahoocat; it was surrounded by a circular wall, containing seventeen lodges.  The Ricaras are known to have lived therein 1797, and the village seems to have been deserted about five years since; it does not contain much timber.  We encamped on a sandbar making out from the upper end of this island; our journey to-day being twelve miles.

Friday, October 5.  The weather was very cold:  yesterday evening and this morning there was a white frost.  We sailed along the highlands on the north side, passing a small creek on the south, between three and four miles.  At seven o’clock we heard some yells and saw three Indians of the Teton band, who asked us to come on shore and begged for some tobacco, to all which we gave the same answer as hitherto.  At eight miles we reached a small creek on the north.  At fourteen we passed an island on the south, covered with wild rye, and at the head a large creek comes in from the south, which we named Whitebrant creek,