October 7, 1833
Beautiful morning, some hoarfrost early. At seven thirty, [——]°. The day was pleasant, but some wind. Today I received several animals that people brought along with the buffalo meat. I described Grus americana, Meles labradorius, and Hystrix dorsata. Mr. Bodmer sketched the heads, at least partially. A hunter, a half-breed Ojibwe, visited me earlier. He was formerly in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company and is employed here now. He told me much about the Red River, where the orignal [moose] can be found.
In the afternoon I took a walk with Mr. Hamilton close to the new fort built by the Fur Company [of] Sublette and Campbell. It is supposed to be called Fort William and is situated a bit below the mouth of the Yellowstone on the left Missouri bank. The Negro, Antoine, had again gone hunting to the lake today, hoping to bring new animals for us. In the afternoon, the sky became very cloudy and the weather promised no good. We altogether forgot to read the thermometer today.
