22 January: In the morning, clear, calm, moderately cold. At seven thirty, −21°F [−29.4°C]. Wind south but soon more toward west. The sky is getting cloudy. A few Indians arrived, [their] hair frozen white and covered with hoarfrost. Old Mahchsi-Berrockä, the father of Máhchsi-Karéhde, visited us to smoke a pipe at our place. About noon across the creek a wolf [appeared, and] Mr. Bodmer went out after it. Noon/one o’clock, −1°F [−18.3°C]. Wind northeast hora 4. Mató-Tópe visited us for a moment, painted himself red, and left. As we were sitting at dinner, which consisted of cornbread and coffee, someone knocked on the fort gate. An Indian called out that he was to bring Belhumeur a message. They unlocked [the gate], and the son of Dipäuch (Broken Leg) stepped inside to announce that the buffalo herds were not far from the lower village, about 6 miles [away]. All the Mandans would ride out tomorrow [and were inquiring] whether [we] desired to send hunters along, too. Belhumeur wants to [do so]. The Arikara, present by chance, offered to shoot for the fort if they would give him a horse. Evening moderately cold, calm, and clear.