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Traveling through present day South Dakota

Clark August 26, 1806

"at 8 passed the place the Tetons were encamped at the time they attempted to Stop us in Septr. 1804 ... I observed a buffalow Skin Canoe lying on the S Shore and a Short distance lower a raft which induces me to suspect that the Tetons are not on the Missouri."

Clark August 27, 1806

"we halted in the big bend and killed a fat buck elk near the river, which was very tiemly as our meat was entirely exhosted... My friend Capt Lewis hurt himself very much by takeing a longer walk on the Sand bar in my absence at the buffalow than he had Strength to undergo, which caused him to remain very unwell all night ...come 45 miles only to day.."

Clark August 28, 1806

"Capt Lewis had a bad nights rest and is not very well this morning. we set out early and proceeded on ... encamped on the 16 & 17 of September 1804, (Oacoma/ Chamberlain, South Dakota) went to some plumb bushes in the bottom and geathered more plumbs than the party could eate in 2 days ."

Clark August 29, 1806

" I assended to the high country and from an eminance, I had a view of the plains for a great distance. from this eminance I had a view of a greater number of buffalow than I had ever Seen before at one time. I must have Seen near 20,000 of those animals feeding on this plain... "

Clark August 30, 1806

"Capt. Lewis is mending Slowly... I saw several men on horseback which with the help of a Spie glass found to be Indians on the high hills... we landed... imedeatiily after landing about 20 indians was discovered ... 80 or 90 Indian men all armed with fuses & Bows & arrow Came out of a wood on the oppostie bank... we were at a loss to deturmin of what nation those indians were... I detrumined to find out who they were; they informed me that they were Tetons and their Chief was Tar-tack-kah-sab-bar of the black buffalow ."

Clark August 31, 1806

"all wet and disagreeable this morning... last night the wind shifted and it began to rain with hard claps of thunder and lightning, wind shifted and blew with great violence... come 70 miles."