1 March: In the night [there was a] severe storm that let up a little about morning. In the morning, bright, clear sky, early sunshine. At seven thirty, 20°F [−6.7°C]. [The] wind [was] very cold from [the] northwest; at eight thirty, [it was] already very strong again. [The wind] completely filled the air with sand and dust on the river, where many Indians moved about. Mató-Tópe and Old Bear (l’ Ours Fou) were in the fort early, the former with his strange headdress again. Then the two great soldiers and comrades Dipäuch and Beróck-Itaïnú came. At twelve o’clock, 25°F [−3.9°C]. Wind northwest. Two Hidatsas did not leave [during] the whole mid-morning. In the afternoon, the Hidatsa, Biróhkä,M15The Robe with the Beautiful Hair. was drawn with his white buffalo cap. The Mandans call him Páhchub-Háschka (Long Nose). He demanded a black silk neckerchief [to sit] for the drawing, which he did not like at all. Síh-Chidä and Mahchsi-Berrockä came. The former had done some drawings for me; the latter, who is a native Crow, gave me words of his language. The wind had turned more toward the west and did not blow as strongly. Kipp’s wife, a Mandan, left him. She had her things picked up today. About evening it was more pleasant than during the day. Broken Leg gave me Cheyenne words in the evening. Evening calm, starlit. At nine o’clock, 16°F [−8.9°C].