14 April: [A] bright morning. Storm out of the south. At seven thirty, 65°F [18.3°C]. Mató-Tópe was drawn. Someone said they had seen Picotte. About midday three men arrived from upriver [and] announced to us the arrival of Chardon and his people from Fort Union. At twelve o’clock, 82°F [27.8°C]. South wind. At noon Chardon, Belhumeur, and about twenty men arrived by water. They brought letters from Fort Union and news from Fort McKenzie. Doucette had been shot by Blood Indians. Now we have to wait for Picotte and his people [so we can] caulk our boat. The wind abated in the evening.