3 April: Bright sunshine in the morning [with a] moderate wind from the west. At seven thirty, 38°F [3.3°C]. Today they performed the corn medicine with much noise. Síh-Chidä visited us, and I gave Péhriska-Rúhpa a buffalo skin to be painted. Today, ducks and geese [were seen] in fair numbers, [and] we saw the first crows (Corvus corone americana). At twelve o’clock, 51 3/4°F [11°C]. Light wind out of the west. Large sheets of ice broke loose in the river. We looked forward to the impending departure of the ice. Kipp wanted to have someone watch over our boats during the night. Afternoon pleasant. The band of Íschohä-Kakoschóchatä from Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch danced in the fort. Mató-Tópe led them on horseback and wore the máhchsi-akub-háschka on his head. There were eighteen to nineteen Indians—they were given knives, mirrors, and tobacco. Night clear and calm. At nine o’clock, 38°F [3.3°C].