April 10, 1834
Bright, beautiful, [and] calm early, then [a] south wind. [At] seven thirty, 58°F [14.4°C]. The river dropped 3 feet last night. At twelve o’clock, 80°F [26.7°C]. South wind. The Mandans have [joined] the Hidatsas on a raid; some of them are [already?] gone. Today Dreidoppel saw the small suslik (Arctomys hoodii). The night was stormy.