Excerpt from History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. 1 of 2: 1804-5-6; Reprinted From the Edition of 1814 The party increase in the favour of the Mandans Description of a bufliloe dance - Medicine dance - The fortitude with which the Indians bear the severity of the season Distress of the party for want of provisions The great importance of the blacksmith in procuring it - Depredations of the Sioux The homage paid to the medicine stone - Summary act of justice among the Minnetarees The process by which the Mandans and Ricaras make beads Character of the Missouri, of the surrounding country, and of the rivers, creeks, islands, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.